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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Friends, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do we have an official perspective on the use of preventive vs. preventative? Years ago John Reid said SPR’s official position was that preventive was the appropriate usage.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Thus I have encouraged the use of “preventive” for classes. Reinforcing this, here is anonymous reviewer feedback from a recent co-authored paper,
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“preventative” (page 5, line 55) is an example of epenthesis, or the insertion of (in this case) a superfluous syllable. “Prevention” (not “preventation”) spawns the adjective
“preventive.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>On the other hand, here is an interesting historical post by Merriam-Webster to the counter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/preventive-or-preventative">https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/preventive-or-preventative</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>As superfluous as this email may seem, I am curious, what most of you practice or if you have strong opinions about usage in our programs?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Syllabically-curious, D.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#364931">David S. DeGarmo, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#364931">Research Associate Professor, Prevention Science Institute (PSI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#364931">Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services (CPHS)
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