31 Mar
2012
31 Mar
'12
3:31 a.m.
On 3/30/2012 8:26 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
"hires" is a real English word, the present tense verb for engaging the service or labour of someone or something in return for payment, as in "he hires a gardener to mow the lawn". Can we please eliminate it from consideration
I agree. Heavy cognitive dissonance. 'Hires' is also a very famous brand of root beer. Hi-res *really* needs the hyphen (or underscore equivalent). -- Terry Jan Reedy