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Subject:More on the topic of words . . . From:Doug Montalbano <D=Montalbano%GMP%Chiron -at- LARRY -dot- CHIRON -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 3 Feb 1994 10:04:43 PST
Len Olszewski points out that
To be "pro-active", you anticipate that something will happen, and
act first rather than waiting for it to happen.
In other words, just as you react to a specific circumstance or
event, you "pro-act" in *anticipation* of a specific circumstance or
event. You do this to prevent it from occurring, to mitigate the
consequences if it does occur, etc.
There already is a word for this, albeit a somewhat unused (I'd hate to say
obscure) one: proleptic
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