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Re: QUESTION: British vs. American spelling

Subject: Re: QUESTION: British vs. American spelling
From: "E,T, Hull" <ethull -at- WORLDACCESS -dot- NL>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 21:41:19 +0100

How about "preventive maintenance" or "preventative maintenance" ? My
British and Australian colleagues insist on the latter. I believe that
"preventative' is the noun form and should not be used in this way (as an
adjective).


Ed

E.T. Hull
Professional English
Vught, The Netherlands

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