[Misc] Reactionary vs Reactive

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Si Gull

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• Dec 28, 2024

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A pedant writes...

Misuse of the word Reactionary is prevalent on NSC, and elsewhere tbf.

On most occasions, the correct word to use would be Reactive.

https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/25/reactionary-reactive/

 

A1X

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Quite right. People often give grammar pedant’s a hard time, but they’re concerns are real. Their is always a right word to use, and a wrong one, and all there doing is making sure people use the correct option.

 

Albion my Albion

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A1X said:

Quite right. People often give grammar pedant’s a hard time, but they’re concerns are real. Their is always a right word to use, and a wrong one, and all there doing is making sure people use the correct option.

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I am in total concurrence with using the correct verbage.

 

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Cheeky Monkey

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