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precipitatory

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:40 pm
by Apoclima

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:35 pm
by M. Henri Day
For those unable to qualify the event in question as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, etc, an alternative to «precipitatory event» would be «precipitation», which has the advantage of being a recognised term in meteorology. But why restrict oneself to the use of one word when two will do ?...

Henri

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:33 pm
by Apoclima
Do you have a single word for "precipitatory option," Henri?

Apo

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:01 pm
by M. Henri Day
Do I need one ? I'm not the one that rains, snows, etc ; it's that famous «it» ! Besides, my objection was not to an adjective precipitatory», but to the noun phrase «precipitatory event»....

Henri

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:20 pm
by Apoclima
Sure! I understand your objection to "precipitatory event" used in the context of "precipitation," but what about its use in other contexts:

Precipitatory event = situation at hand

Anyway, this can all wait until the Doctor tells us if it is a word or not!

Apo