DimNull  +  364427 Sun, 13 May 07 08:33 PM I am in a debate as to the use of the word recovered and recovering. I have a chronic, progressive disease that there is no cure for, yet some people insist that they recovered, even though the disease has only been arrested. Quit franking I am talking about alcoholism. There is a big debate among members as to which word to use because (I believe incorrectly) the word recovered is used in the basic text of AA. DimNull Joined on Sun, May 13 2007 Miami Fl New Member 01 The "Prez" WhyteHouse.com

	Conchita57  +  364447 Sun, 13 May 07 09:34 PM If we are recovering, it means that the recovery isn't complete yet.  If we say that we have recovered, we mean that we are completely well again. Conchita57 Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Madrid, Iberian Peninsula Full Member 315 In the beginning was the word.

	CalifJim  +  364520 Mon, 14 May 07 02:25 AM I thought the whole point of AA was to emphasize that a person can never be said to have recovered from alcoholism.  One is always on the way toward recovery, that is, always recovering. -ed :  directionality - backward : past, finished, complete -ing :  directionality - forward : on the way; in process; continuing I agree with you that the word recovered may have been used incorrectly. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,389 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Grammar Geek  +  364534 Mon, 14 May 07 03:30 AM I have heard ONLY "recovering" from people in AA. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 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!