Its a stupid question but is driving me nutts.
2007-03-02 08:33:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
PROSTITUTES and CONVICTS
haha only joking!
2007-03-02 09:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by SonicSon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pro- Proactive
Con- Contra-Active
2007-03-02 08:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Will W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pro - pref.
1. Acting in the place of; substituting for: proform.
2. Supporting; favoring:
Con - pref
Its meaning ranges from
1. "together" (example: conjoin)
2. "with, together with" (example: conspire)
3. abstract meaning (sometimes called perfective or intensive) "forcefully, completely, fully" (example: complete < con- + plere "to fill" hence "full up, completely full") In this sense it is similar to per- and it is (arguably) no longer a productive prefix in this sense. In Latin, it was attached to existing verbs (seemingly) just to differentiate it from the base verb (example: compellere < pellere) at which point it could take on new shades of meaning while still being identified with the meaning of the base verb.
2007-03-02 08:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no actual words such as "pros" and "cons". Technically they are prefixes to the positive "pro" and negative "con"
Generally speaking they represent the consideration of both the advantages and disadvantages of something.
2007-03-02 08:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by cj_calimari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As i remember, pros mean the positive and cons mean the negative.
2007-03-02 08:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by nineties 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pro is not short for anything, it just designates an advantage. con is short for contrary!
2007-03-02 08:44:35 · answer #6 · answered by Renee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For" and "against."
They are not acronyms or anything like that.
2007-03-02 08:42:12 · answer #7 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋