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Author Topic: "Preventive" or "Preventative"? Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 05-18-2004 11:26 PM                  Jeremy, you ass! Why not? Are you jealous of my good looks and my big-time "manhood"? Jen is cool and so am I...WE are a team! >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Fuentes Mmmm, Dr. Pepper! Posts: 1168 From: Corpus Christi, TX United States Registered: Jan 2004 posted 05-18-2004 11:38 PM                     Phil, I'm sorry. Your'e right. I am jealous. But not of the stuff youre talking about. Just that Jen moved from Texas, and she is considering meeting with you.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-19-2004 02:17 AM                        phil is the reason parents don't allow their kids on the internet. carl  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 05-19-2004 09:03 AM                     I understand that propety valuz ar droppin in texus with thu anouncmint that Fil is cummin... (And I hit the spell check. Wow.)  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 05-19-2004 06:48 PM                    Hmmm... My place is a couple blocks from US-10.... "Should I meet Phil?" Absolutely. We need indpendent verification. Just make sure you have someone riding shotgun.  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-20-2004 02:32 AM                        I don't think I've ever heard "preventive" before. With words like "argumentative" and "authoritative" in the language, "preventative" seems perfectly appropriate. Though both are correct, they seem perfectly interchangable with no real distinction in usage. pre•vent \pri-"vent\ vb 1 : to keep from happening or existing <steps to ~ war> 2 : to hold back : hinder, stop <~ us from going> — pre•vent•able also pre•vent•ible \-"ven-te-bel\ adj — pre•ven•tion \-"ven-chen\ n — pre•ven•tive \-"ven-tiv\ adj or n — pre•ven•ta•tive \-"ven-te-tiv\ adj or n (c)2000 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All rights reserved  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 05-20-2004 02:52 AM                        Do you also say preventation instead of prevention?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-20-2004 05:28 AM                        quote: "argumentative" and "authoritative" I have never heard these before. Only people who stutter say these words. In fact I would probably resort to violence if I heard someone say "authoritative".  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-20-2004 06:18 AM                        au•thor•i•ta•tive \e-"thar-e-'ta-tiv, o-, -"thor-\ adj : supported by, proceeding from, or being an authority — au•thor•i•ta•tive•ly adv — au•thor•i•ta•tive•ness n (c)2000 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All rights reserved Joe, I can't seem to find "authoritive" in a dictionary (which I'm assuming is the word you would prefer?), in fact, search Google and it comes back with the 'did you mean "authoritative"?' blurb (20,000 "authoritive" references versus almost 2,000,000 "authoritative" ones), so I'm giving you the same "what the hell are you thinking" look. I don't stutter by the way, although I do tend to prefer things like British pronunciations, so something must be wrong with me. quote: Michael Schaffer Do you also say preventation instead of prevention? No, I don't. Although, yes, indeed, this is the distinction between the two. "Argumentation" exists whereas "preventation" does not. But as "non-standard" as it may be, it is not incorrect. Yay for archaic language.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-20-2004 03:23 PM                        I've never heard or used the word "authoritive" either, as that's not something that has ever fallen into conversation. Even though the second way is correct, it sounds hella wrong. Think about it. It doesn't sound retarded to you? The extra syllable is in there for NO REASON. I am having a difficult time comprehending the stupidity of the creation of such a word.  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-20-2004 03:49 PM                        Well, I'm sorry that not all words could be monosyllabic for ya, Joe. Since when does EVERY syllable in a word need to be there for a reason? Hmmm, I'm thinking I'll call you Mr. Redfer, since that extra "i" is a waste of my time and vocal exertion. I mean, what purpose does it serve?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-20-2004 03:53 PM                        You are clearly missing the point. Most words will have "ive" added to them such as "preventive" and the such. But others have "a-tive" added, for no reason. It is inconsitent. Or shall I say "inconsistatent"? See what I mean?  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-20-2004 04:02 PM                        I understand you're point. And to some extent, I fully agree. But I've accepted that the English language is anything BUT consistent, so I try not to let idiosyncrasies in word formation bug me too much. It's a memorize-words-as-you-come-across-them kind of approach one must take. I've heard "authoritative" many times before ... I guess I either read too much or just spent too much attention in my high school years studying for the SAT.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-20-2004 06:03 PM                     So is it TheatER or TheatRE? Steve <g,d&r>  |  IP: Logged Clint Koch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1435 From: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-20-2004 06:30 PM                     Steve, I was told that "theatre" is for cinema and "theater" is for plays or live theater. Not sure who told me yet that was how it was explained. <g,d&r>?  |  IP: Logged

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