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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The word PRESCRIPTIVE #178962 09/01/2008 3:31 PM Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 deepakrp stranger deepakrp stranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3 hi i recently encountered the word "PRESCRIPTIVE" in the dictionary.. one meaning was "telling people how a language should be used rather than describing its usage" could it also be used in case of an instruction to do a chores without describing how it is to be done? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The word PRESCRIPTIVE deepakrp #179077 09/10/2008 1:42 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hmm. When a doctor writes a prescription for medicine it always includes instructions for use. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The word PRESCRIPTIVE deepakrp #179146 09/18/2008 1:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland could it also be used in case of an instruction to do a chores without describing how it is to be done? Only if the chore is part of a larger task, and thus prescribes how that task is to be executed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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