John182  +  353147 Thu, 19 Apr 07 11:51 PM These can be avoided with careful planning prior to the day of delivery. OR These can be avoided with careful planning prior the day of delivery. thanks very much!!! John182 Joined on Wed, Jul 26 2006 South Africa Junior Member 61

	Goodman  +  353153 Fri, 20 Apr 07 12:31 AM Prior - implies 2 events are involved, in which case, it is always " x prior to y ".  I spoke to your sales staff yesterday prior to the meeting with you at 2 pm that the shipment must make the 5 pm deadline. So for # 1, "These can be avoided with careful planning prior to the day of delivery." is correct.   For # 2 to be correct, "These can be avoided with careful planning [before] prior the day of delivery." prior" should be changed to "before". Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all!

	Yoong Liat  +  353358 Fri, 20 Apr 07 11:10 AM  John182 wrote: These can be avoided with careful planning prior to the day of delivery. OR These can be avoided with careful planning prior the day of delivery. 'Prior to' means 'before', but 'prior' by itself does not mean 'before'. I hope this helps. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757