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Palliative care, as compared to curative care, is concerned with..."
Not an antonym, but I think it's what you're looking for.
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Thanks, I think you have the right approach - I am indeed looking for a comparative, not an opposite.
Thanks to all,
Tim
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> death as one part of the process of living
very well said, Padre.
formerly known as etaoin...
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Palliative care facilities are for the easing of a dieing person into death in as little pain as possible and in the most comfort possible.
There are several of these in Montreal, and most hospitals have wards/floors that are for palliative care only.
Did I misunderstand the posts above that make me think this is not a common thing outside of Qu�bec?
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Did I misunderstand the posts above
It would seem so. None of the posts above indicate any unfamiliarity with the concept of palliative care. Instead, the thread starter was looking for a word to describe non-palliative care, which led into a discussion on whether he was really looking for an antonym. Even my small hometown has a hospice that will soon be marking 25 years of service.
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Thanks max. I misinterpreted the posts, I must admit.
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On a separate note, and yet related to your post max...I hadn't heard the word "hospice" in years. Though I know exactly what you mean, it is a word that has fallen out of use here. You'll only hear it from the lips of the quite older people of my Granny's generation.
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>old-fashioned words
I was thinking of you yesterday while reading a thread at languagehat on which language is the best for cursing. Someone offered this:
"And what of Qu�b�cois French? It is harsh, crude, beautifully anti-ecclesiastic and superbly poignant. To me, c'est de la po�sie, crisse!"
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HA! That is SO Qu�b�cois. You made me laugh out loud max.
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> hospice hospice is a very common word here in Southern Canada, oh, I mean, Vermont... 
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>You made me laugh out loud max.
I have no idea what the phrase means, and I'm guessing that I don't really want to know, either.
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It�s not a very bad phrase max, mon chou.
It�s simply that you don�t expect the last part, the crude swearword �crisse� (Christ!!), adjacent to the mellifluous and honeyed tone of the beginning �C�est de la po�sie� (It is poetry).
I wish you could hear me speak it. The humour in the juxtaposition would be very apparent.
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