“Preventative medicine saves lives.”
Grammar Entry 636 / 1605 60-second read
Preventative vs. Preventive
Both exist; PREVENTIVE is tighter.
The comparisoni
“Preventive medicine saves lives.”
The ruleii
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Prefer PREVENTIVE.
PREVENTATIVE and PREVENTIVE mean the same thing. Editors favor the shorter form.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Shorter = preferred.