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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:17 pm
Post subject: what's the word "proctive" mean? |
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It's difficult to specify...
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Robert Lieblich
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Jim Lawton
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:52 pm
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:29:12 -0500, Robert Lieblich
<robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote:
| Quote: | digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
It's difficult to specify...
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive."
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Not so fast! Googling suggests some relationship with "protective" - I find
"skin proctive (barrier) creams"
" She is once again proctive of her cage" - of a territorial parrot
"NonSlip Polyurethane Proctive Coating For Floors"
among some 40 hits in "groups" and 700 on the web ...
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Jim
the polymoth
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Robert Lieblich
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:20 pm
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Jim Lawton wrote:
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:29:12 -0500, Robert Lieblich
robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote:
digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
It's difficult to specify...
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive."
Not so fast! Googling suggests some relationship with "protective" - I find
"skin proctive (barrier) creams"
" She is once again proctive of her cage" - of a territorial parrot
"NonSlip Polyurethane Proctive Coating For Floors"
among some 40 hits in "groups" and 700 on the web ...
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Confirming once again the wisdom of the FAQ: Never say never (or
however Mark Israel wrote it).
At least -- and thank goodness -- Google has no listing for
"proctivologist."
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Bob Lieblich
Who certainly wouldn't want to have to see one |
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Ted Schuerzinger
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:52 pm
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Somebody claiming to be Robert Lieblich <robert.lieblich@verizon.net>
wrote in news:4364CAA8.66D5AA5F@verizon.net:
| Quote: | Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive." There, is,
however, a word "proactive," and we are fortunate to have books called
"dictionaries" that help with such things:
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"Proactive" is, of course, the opposite of "propassive".
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Ted <fedya at bestweb dot net>
Oh Marge, anyone can miss Canada, all tucked away down there....
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:09 pm
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"Robert Lieblich" <robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4364E4CA.3BDF0FC0@verizon.net...
| Quote: | Jim Lawton wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:29:12 -0500, Robert Lieblich
robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote:
digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
It's difficult to specify...
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive."
Not so fast! Googling suggests some relationship with "protective" -
I find
"skin proctive (barrier) creams"
" She is once again proctive of her cage" - of a territorial parrot
"NonSlip Polyurethane Proctive Coating For Floors"
among some 40 hits in "groups" and 700 on the web ...
Confirming once again the wisdom of the FAQ: Never say never (or
however Mark Israel wrote it).
At least -- and thank goodness -- Google has no listing for
"proctivologist."
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I did consider "proactive", but decided the user was probably searching
for a short form for "proctological (proctologic)".
I am in favor. Maybe the exams would be shorter, as well, if that term
were adopted. |
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Bill Bonde ('by a commodi
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:06 am
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Robert Lieblich wrote:
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digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
It's difficult to specify...
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive."
Maybe it's an erroneously done up "precative". |
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Had Tolstoy confined himself to war or peace, he could have been
finished in seven hundred and fifty pages. |
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:32 am
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On 30 Oct 2005 05:17:32 -0800, digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
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It means you like Clive and are not anticlive.
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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:58 am
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Pat Durkin filted:
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I did consider "proactive", but decided the user was probably searching
for a short form for "proctological (proctologic)".
I am in favor. Maybe the exams would be shorter, as well, if that term
were adopted.
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Take all the time you like to warm those hands up first....r |
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Bob Cunningham
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:56 am
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:09:45 GMT, "Pat Durkin"
<durk183@sbcglobal.com> said:
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"Robert Lieblich" <robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | At least -- and thank goodness -- Google has no listing for
"proctivologist."
I did consider "proactive", but decided the user was probably searching
for a short form for "proctological (proctologic)".
I am in favor. Maybe the exams would be shorter, as well, if that term
were adopted.
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I recently saw a reference to "digital proctological
examination". Are the exams speedier when they do them
digitally rather than the old-fashioned way?
(GEBYY)
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Bob Cunningham, Southern California, USofA
'Analog circuitry can only approximate the real digital world.'
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Bill Bonde ('by a commodi
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:26 am
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Bob Cunningham wrote:
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:09:45 GMT, "Pat Durkin"
durk183@sbcglobal.com> said:
"Robert Lieblich" <robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote in message
[...]
At least -- and thank goodness -- Google has no listing for
"proctivologist."
I did consider "proactive", but decided the user was probably searching
for a short form for "proctological (proctologic)".
I am in favor. Maybe the exams would be shorter, as well, if that term
were adopted.
I recently saw a reference to "digital proctological
examination". Are the exams speedier when they do them
digitally rather than the old-fashioned way?
At least they are more discrete/discreet. |
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Had Tolstoy confined himself to war or peace, he could have been
finished in seven hundred and fifty pages. |
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:32 am
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:29:12 -0500, Robert Lieblich
<robert.lieblich@verizon.net> wrote:
| Quote: | digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
It's difficult to specify...
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive."
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I'm procivley positive there is such a word. In fact, the English
language would be non-proctive-ive if there weren't.
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Robert Bannister
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:09 am
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Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
| Quote: | Somebody claiming to be Robert Lieblich <robert.lieblich@verizon.net
wrote in news:4364CAA8.66D5AA5F@verizon.net:
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive." There, is,
however, a word "proactive," and we are fortunate to have books called
"dictionaries" that help with such things:
"Proactive" is, of course, the opposite of "propassive".
I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that proactive is a silly |
sociologists' word that we don't need.
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Rob Bannister |
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Scotius
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:47 am
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On 30 Oct 2005 05:17:32 -0800, digital21cn@hotmail.com wrote:
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I've never heard the word before. Are you sure you aren't
mistaking it for "proactive"? |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:06 am
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:09:32 +0800, Robert Bannister
<robban@it.net.au> wrote:
| Quote: | Ted Schuerzinger wrote:
Somebody claiming to be Robert Lieblich <robert.lieblich@verizon.net
wrote in news:4364CAA8.66D5AA5F@verizon.net:
Perhaps because there's no such word as "proctive." There, is,
however, a word "proactive," and we are fortunate to have books called
"dictionaries" that help with such things:
"Proactive" is, of course, the opposite of "propassive".
I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that proactive is a silly
sociologists' word that we don't need.
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More people should be proactive in regard to this issue and speak up.
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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL |
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