Belly  +  429622 Thu, 11 Oct 07 07:26 AM What's the differences between" Educative" and "educational"? Belly Joined on Mon, Feb 19 2007 Regular Member 630

	Grammar Geek  +  429767 Thu, 11 Oct 07 04:41 PM I'm not familiar with "educative." Is it commonly used in BrE? Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,660 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Marius Hancu  +  429805 Thu, 11 Oct 07 06:19 PM ------- ed·u·cat·ive  1 : having to do with education : EDUCATIONAL <the problem is also an educative one -- John Dewey> 2 : tending to educate : INSTRUCTIVE <much that is educative occurs outside the school -- Paul Woodring> <the able editor ... makes his paper a real educative force in community and nation -- F.L.Mott> Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. ---------- Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Images

	Yankee  +  429841 Thu, 11 Oct 07 08:00 PM  Grammar Geek wrote: I'm not familiar with "educative." Is it commonly used in BrE? I don't think I've ever heard it used either, Barb.  I'd also be interested in hearing whether it is used (commonly or otherwise) in the UK. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,499 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  429852 Thu, 11 Oct 07 08:37 PM Thank you Marius. I didn't mean I didn't understand the word. I simply meant that I don't recall ever seeing it used. I was wondering if this was one of those "disoriented/disortientated" situations, or one of the "brunet" situations. Grammar Geek