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).

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Terry Jan Reedy

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