braincraft Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) Except that Hero doesn't use that ridiculously overused fake terminology 'proactive'. The opposite of reactive is ACTIVE. As in 'it is better to be active than reactive'. Proactiv is some sort of hair or skin product. It isn't something you do' date=' it's something people with bad hair or skin BUY.[/quote'] ... 'proactive' is a real word with a real meaning. It's an antonym of 'reactive'. I can link you to a dictionary, but I'm still marvelling at the statement you made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdansky Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/proactive Although that is a really new word (1933), it still exists. I don't like it either, I think "active" suffices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) [TANGENT] Except that Hero doesn't use that ridiculously overused fake terminology 'proactive'. The opposite of reactive is ACTIVE. As in 'it is better to be active than reactive'. Proactiv is some sort of hair or skin product. It isn't something you do' date=' it's something people with bad hair or skin BUY.[/quote'] Hooray! Someone else knows this! "proactive" was originally a psychological term referring to a mental problem or condition that results from a previous experience, such as if you get bit by a dog in childhood and you have an excessive irrational fear of dogs as an adult, that would be a "proactive phobia." Then, in recent years, it became an "official style" word used by corporate beaurocrats, in place of the word they meant: active. This is a phenomenon that has been going on for some time. People who don't have much to say, inflate the importance of what little they do say by using longer words. "Sesquipedalian" they're called at times. They use words like "utilization" when the mean "use"; "orientated" when they mean "oriented"; "preventative" when they mean "preventive"; "at this particular point in time" when they mean "now"; etc. And of course, they say "proactive" when they mean "active". Unfortunately, this sense of the word "proactive" has become so common in recent years, that it is often considered acceptible. [/TANGENT] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braincraft Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) Just because some people misuse a word doesn't mean it shouldn't exist or be used. By your standard, effect and affect shouldn't be words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) Just because some people misuse a word doesn't mean it shouldn't exist or be used. By your standard, effect and affect shouldn't be words. Not even close to what I said, or even implied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braincraft Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Blocking/Counterstriking... Knockback (unrelated) Not even close to what I said' date=' or even implied.[/quote'] It's closer to what Kdansky said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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