I Have a Premise That Few Know When to Use the Word Premises


....During one of my presentations I was explaining the benefits of a network-based approach to remote access vs. a premise-based approach. That is when it happened! The customer asked me, “Don’t you mean premises?” I forgot the rule about the customer always being right and said “No, I mean premise.” He was not happy and further explained that a premise is a basis of an argument and that equipment is kept on premises. Following the demo I looked it up and he was right!!! OMG, how many times did I make this mistake and why didn’t anyone tell me before?

Now I can’t help but notice when premises is used correctly or incorrectly. I noticed my local diner got it right when they hung a sign that read “Baking done on premises.” Yet the cloud industry can’t seem to make up their mind.

@FiorenzaMella

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