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(Message started by: chbob on Jun 10^th, 2007, 11:57am)

Title: Preventative
Post by chbob on Jun 10^th, 2007, 11:57am

It seems that many clusterheads stutter.

They say preventative instead of preventive.
Why don't they say:
Abortative
OR
Abusasive
OR
Adaptative
Or
Perceptative
OR
Adhesasive
OR
Perspectative
OR
...........
:-/

Title: Re: Preventative
Post by Guiseppi on Jun 10^th, 2007, 4:22pm

I'm guessing it's all relatative ::)

Guiseppi

(when did I start saying preventative...damn)

Title: Re: Preventative
Post by George_J on Jun 10^th, 2007, 9:36pm

on 06/10/07 at 16:22:26, Guiseppi wrote:

I'm guessing it's all relatative ::)

It's part of the repetetive recitative. One person expostulatives it, and pretty soon we're all vocalitavizing it. It's insidiousitive.

Best,

George

Title: Re: Preventative
Post by Kevin_M on Jun 10^th, 2007, 9:45pm

on 06/10/07 at 11:57:24, chbob wrote:

It seems that many clusterheads stutter.

They say preventative instead of preventive.

It's spelled both ways, preventative is ok too.

I use preventive when with another word as in "preventive medication" or "preventive measures" but use preventative when used alone as in "verapamil is a preventative for clusters", for some stupid reason. :)

Title: Re: Preventative
Post by Kilowatt3 on Sep 3^rd, 2007, 9:43pm

on 06/10/07 at 21:45:31, Kevin_M wrote:

I use preventive when with another word as in "preventive medication" or "preventive measures" but use preventative when used alone as in "verapamil is a preventative for clusters", for some stupid reason. :)

"Preventive" and "preventative" are two different words. "Preventive" is an adjective, and "preventative" is a noun. Your reason is not stupid - it's just proper usage! <g>