r/words • • 19h ago

Pro and con list

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u/StevieG-2021 18h ago

I’m glad they added provolone. That’s important.

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u/issafool18 18h ago

Lmao it’s crucial

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u/FormerPersimmon3602 18h ago

Certainly better than antivolone.
Even antipasto is better than antivolone.

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u/StevieG-2021 17h ago

So provolone is in favor of valone and antipasto is against pasta

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u/Lazarus558 18h ago

"Pro" is to "Con" as
"Progress" is to "Congress"

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u/nlightningm 18h ago

I'd actually like to see that list, all the pros and cons of words that have the same root/suffix/idk what it's called but everything after pro or con

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u/NotAnotherHipsterBae 18h ago

There's an ab-soul line from a decade ago "peep the concepts, you've got progress and congress, protest in hopes they confess, and proceed on your conquest"

It's not very 1:1 pro and con, more wordplay based. But it's a start

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u/rfresa 17h ago

Okay, here's a few.

Protest and contest

Province and convince

Proceed and concede (different spelling but same root)

Profess and confess

Profound and confound

Profuse and confuse

Project and conjecture

Profit and confit

Provocation and convocation

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u/EnIrregularVerbs 9h ago

The original post has “prostitute”, and “constitute” is a common word.

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u/Palm_Olive 18h ago

Conniption

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u/Important-Deer-3459 18h ago

pro is winning this one easy, conniption got no backup

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u/Killin-some-thyme 7h ago

Pro is always gonna win because of prosecco and prosciutto 😂

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u/NotSayingAliensBut 18h ago

Probly.

I'm sorry, please don't ban me.

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u/smkultraa 18h ago

Conducive

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u/smkultraa 18h ago

Provide

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u/Default-Username-168 18h ago

Prong Proud Proof

Conic Coney Conch

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u/Will-E-Style 18h ago

Prolapse…constipation?

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u/theshadowofself 17h ago

When you realize the literal opposite of progress is congress, it puts a lot of things in perspective regarding American politics.

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u/SmokeInMyI 15h ago

I would posit that the opposite of "progress " is "regress"

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u/Academic_Safety56 11h ago

your "r"s look almost exactly like your "v"s

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u/issafool18 11h ago

My handwriting is not very good

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u/ErikLeppen 18h ago
  • Probation
  • Probability
  • Progress
  • Progression
  • Provoke
  • Prostate
  • Probe
  • Procrastination

  • Constitution

  • Constituency

  • Construction

  • Connection

  • Conduct

  • Conductor

  • Contrived

  • Continuous

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u/No_Parking_4195 17h ago

Prosciutto Congeal

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u/DetectiveCrashmoore 17h ago

Contingency

Congratulations

Prolong

Prolific

Professional

Probably

Problematic

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u/OtterMumzy 17h ago

This is hilarious

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u/ManolitoMystiq 16h ago

Pro Controller

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u/Dark-Penguin 11h ago

Provolone

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u/duelingpeppers 18h ago

Protein and congee

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u/2cats18 18h ago

A prophylactic could have prevented this conception.

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u/TheNewYellowZealot 18h ago

No con cheese?

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u/Any-Government3191 17h ago

Have fun with proconsul.

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u/MWave123 17h ago

Som pros are better than others.

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u/iconocrastinaor 13h ago

Propitiating/Contrite

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u/Paladinfinitum 8h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXhid3IYpw - Pro/Con by MCMrNapkins (aka Zach Sherwin)

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u/FitEggplant77 4h ago

This a good exercise for falling asleep. Kinda like counting sheep. 🐑

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u/Amazing-Cookie-1258 18h ago

Thanks, I hate it

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u/JvaGoddess 17h ago

Progress - Congress