From: "Rosalind Barland" <rbarland@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Help with word usage *Adj.* *1.* *educative* - resulting in education; "an educative experience" instructive <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/instructive>, informative <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/informative> - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform *Adj.* *1.* *educational* - relating to the process of education; "educational psychology" *2.* *educational* - providing knowledge; "an educational film" instructive <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/instructive>, informative <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/informative> - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform Patricia wrote: > I've been having an ongoing discussion with one of my yud bet > students about the word 'educative'. > Does anyone know if there is a difference in usage between > the two adjectives 'educational' and 'educative'. > Is one American and the other British perhaps? ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------