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FelinePersuasion -> word question. (5/19/2005 11:10:27 PM)

I think it is, but is preditorial even a word? As in the cat's behavior was very preditorial , measured stalking almost. Hunting the little animal through the tall grassses.


OR as a feeling. Like I am feeling preditorial today. Or her Desires have a distinct Preditorial nature to them.


And if it is a real word how do you spell it? Maybe Sissy can tell me, since he seems to be the authority on correct spelling around here lately:)



Lordandmaster -> RE: word question. (5/20/2005 12:39:40 AM)

"Predatorial" is in the Oxford English Dictionary (with a single example, from 1781), so as far as they're concerned it's a real word--but they also mark it as rare and obsolete, so you're better off saying "predatory," unless you want a deliberately jarring effect.



FelinePersuasion -> RE: word question. (5/20/2005 1:56:00 AM)

hmm, ok so it is a real word. Preditory just doesn't fit my vision of what I want the word for Preditory Desires just doesn't sound as good to me or as descriptive as preditorial.


Preditory just doesn't paint as good as a mental picture in my mind as preditorial. I can see someone behaving preditorially. The slinking the skulking the animalistic desires......



Lordandmaster -> RE: word question. (5/20/2005 2:06:48 PM)

I'm pretty sure anyone would understand what you mean if you said "predatorial desires." But it's PREDATORIAL (and PREDATORY), not PREDITORIAL. The verb is "to predate"; the noun is "predator."

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onceburned -> RE: word question. (5/20/2005 4:51:11 PM)

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Preditory just doesn't paint as good as a mental picture in my mind as preditorial. I can see someone behaving preditorially. The slinking the skulking the animalistic desires......


Well that is the beauty of words - you can use them as you wish to paint the picture you want.

If you google the word PREDATORIAL I think you will find that people do use it.



FelinePersuasion -> RE: word question. (5/20/2005 6:03:49 PM)

Thank you! That's what I wanted to know, How to spell it.



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