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Re:I want to have an AWS region where everything breaks with... by jimnotgym on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:07PM (#24114593)
I really wish the world could agree on a better term than 'on premis' for 'not in the cloud'. At least 'on premises' is descriptive of the situation, although a bit clunky. On premises doesn't make any sense at all. 'Premis' is not the singular of 'premises', 'premises' is the singular of itself! I prefer 'on site', or 'self hosted' myself
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Re:I want to have an AWS region where everything breaks with... by schoen on Monday August 10, 2020 @10:44PM (#24116685)
I think it's a plurale tantum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurale_tantum

That is, it seems to be grammatically plural but not have a distinctive singular.

     4. pl. A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts;
        as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
        [1913 Webster]
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