If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?

2018-10-02 3:01 pm

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2018-10-02 3:09 pm
Very droll. The prefix con-, which means “with” is not the opposite of pro-

The pros and cons is a shortened form of pro et contra, 'for and against',
2018-10-03 11:09 am
I say regress.
2018-10-02 3:03 pm
Bored I take it
2018-10-02 3:02 pm
You got that joke from family guy
Joe says it nobody responds XD
2018-10-02 10:57 pm
No, but regress is.
2018-10-02 3:45 pm
English is stupid.
Congress means "a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity." and progress means "movement toward an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position" The two aren't related to each other, even as opposites so unfortunately not.
2018-10-02 3:13 pm
A group of baboons is called a congress.
2018-10-02 3:03 pm
2018-10-02 3:02 pm
We've heard that joke a million times

~Aizen


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