Debate: What to call "Online Chess"...

Authority?  I didn't think you needed authority to dispute something, but regardless, no.

More to the point, I meant that there was a lot of contention (aside from mine) about the validity of preventative.  I've also always subscribed to the view that this is an evolving language, however, so common usage should be given a lot of credence in these matters.  My preference is still to use preventive.

All that said, up until yesterday I honestly thought it was not even a word, but a little digging shows that despite the contention both are acceptable, however:

• Chambers dictionary calls preventative an "irregular formation"
• I see a lot of references to OED calling preventive the preferred formation, however their online dictionary doesn't reflect this outside of defining preventative as simply a synonym of preventive.

Curiously, if they are truly interchangeable, then it's interesting to note that preventive is apparently the preferred form in common usage, at least as far as google trends is representative (or should that be representive?) of that, and that in addition, the form "preventative" is much more prevalent in the US than anywhere else.

http://www.google.com/trends/?q=preventive,+preventative

Interesting.

PP&J = Proliforation of Priorities and Jargon.  Not a good thing.

Is there a site called "Chess Zone"or "Chess Mates", "Chess Friends ''or ''World Chess " does anybody know ?   "Correspondence Chess " title has now dropped a little  in percentage terms   by the way 

contra-snail-mail chess

Thank you friend ketchuplover!

Correspondence chess implies correspondence of some kind between the players, such as traditional postal mail or email. This is turn-based chess. You make a move when it is your turn and your opponent does the same - and there is no direct correspondence between players. The server does that. Just my two cents...

In divorce law, the "corespondent" is the mistress or lover of the unfaithful spouse.  Might be quite appropos for many of us--- depends on the number of hours/day spent playing chess and posting brilliant, informative, relevant and supremely witty comments in forums ... like this forum ........  hmm.........

chess for bread crumb eaters

Thanks, motherinlaw, but the astute reader will surely see that "co-respondent" is spelled with only one "r"...

How about "slow chess", since you have days to make a move; or perhaps "untimed chess".

"LAID-BACK CHESS"

In modern parlance .."Chess  24/7"

chess.com is better than chessfriends.com

"Chess.com 24/7 "

Has anyone suggested "2-D Chess?"  If not, perhaps it's because you all have better judgment than do I.

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