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"Emergent" or "Emergency"?
I'm pretty sure that I'm a member of an emergency organisation, not an emergent organisation...
According to my dictionary:
emergency n, v.i., sudden and urgent occasion for action
emergent adj. 1. emerging 2. (of a nation) recently independent & generally in early stage of development.
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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Heather, not sure if I've missed something or what your post is about????
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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on
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tony and i were discussing the word bastard
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no no - re-read the couples sentences (posts) before and see what Tony and I were talking about - I was speaking to that. I should have started my comment with Tony's name probably... and Tony and I were just playing - no angry anything
sorry for the mis-understanding... you Lutan are not on my bad list... today :-) but there is always another day...
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well... you NEVER got off THAT list... cage optional ;-)
the "bad boy" list... is quite different then "the you pissed me off and now you are on my shit list" list
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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The only way I have ever heard the word "emergent" used is as follows:
Weed Control Begins With Pre-Emergent Herbicide
I don't think your talking about killing weeds are you?
This could be considered an "Emergency" for some...
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for many Emergent is used interchangeably with Urgent
and many use Emergent interchangeably with an Entrance (especially a quick entrance)
so...
is the Urgent Care also Emergent Care ?
and is the OB & Delivery also Emergent Care ?
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There's probably a few bad weeds in the fire servie we could afford to kill off though.... ;-)
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Permalink Reply by Greenman on
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Heather,
Technically, yes. Both Urgent Care and OB/Delivery Care can be called "Emergent Care" It's not a common usage, but is grammatically correct.
When it comes to OB/Delivery Care, the word emergent is correct for two reason: first it is a situation "requiring immediate action; urgent" and their is a child who is emerging from the womb involved! therefore it is a Double-Emergent situation!
:-)
Greenman
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Double Emergent - LOL
Does that outrank a Single Emergency?
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