On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:21:43 PM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
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> Why not just say, "Heat the oven to 350 deg.F., and put your [food item] in." No need to say, "Pre-heat your
> oven to 350 deg.F., and put your [food item] in."
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> N.

Quite right. However, it's not verbose enough for the US market.

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