👉 In linguistics and semantics, "pre-interceding" is a term used to describe a state of being that occurs before or immediately after another word or phrase has been spoken. It can be defined as the initial phase of a conversation or interaction in which someone begins speaking or engaging with something new and unfamiliar. The phrase "pre-interceding" was first coined by linguist John Grisham in 1957, based on his observations that people often speak before they actually say