I have an idea to relieve all of the pedantic bickering over the meaninless distinctions between "continuous" and "continual" improvement. Such discussions only waste time because everyone knows, or should know, what the intent is.

I say we should coin a new word that eliminates the confusion: continualous, which would be defined referring to any recurring phenomenon, regardless of the rate of recurrence.

Thanks for the continualous topic ;)

I think this lacks ambition.

Adding a bit of CAPA results in correpreventinualous improvement actions.

Oh man, I have a new training word:agree1:

I can hear a Mary Poppins song in the distance

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I have an idea to relieve all of the pedantic bickering over the meaninless distinctions between "continuous" and "continual" improvement. Such discussions only waste time because everyone knows, or should know, what the intent is.

I say we should coin a new word that eliminates the confusion: continualous, which would be defined referring to any recurring phenomenon, regardless of the rate of recurrence.

I think it belongs in Wikipedia and Webster. :notme:

Can anyone propose to ISO to have this word formally incorporated in the next version and other new standards? :applause:

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I'm thinking all it takes is one person to tell Jim he's her 'hero' and see what we get...........a new word........:lmao::lmao::lmao::lol:

Can anyone propose to ISO to have this word formally incorporated in the next version and other new standards? :applause:

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They'll only consider it if, it invloves meeting in some expensive, exotic location:lol:

I think it belongs in Wikipedia and Webster. :notme:

Yes, and we will be continualously amused on the "academic" discourse that will occur on the "discussion" pages of Wikipedia! :lmao:

I have an idea to relieve all of the pedantic bickering over the meaninless distinctions between "continuous" and "continual" improvement. Such discussions only waste time because everyone knows, or should know, what the intent is.

I say we should coin a new word that eliminates the confusion: continualous, which would be defined referring to any recurring phenomenon, regardless of the rate of recurrence.


ISO/TC 176 has an FAQ on this.... :)


Why does ISO 9001 use 'continual' improvement vs 'continuous' improvement? (http://www.tc176.org/faq.asp?Question=6)

This issue was debated very strongly during the development of the 9000:2000 standards.

From a pure quality philosophy, we would encourage organizations to seek continuous improvement. However, it was recognized that not all organizations are able to demonstrate an incessant set of improvement actions, whereas they are able to demonstrate discrete improvement actions.

For this reason continual was used in preference to continuous improvment.

ISO/TC 176 should have a new FAQ on this....

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Why does ISO 9001 not use 'continualous' improvement rather than 'continual' improvement and/or 'continuous' improvement? (http://www.tc176.org/faq.asp?Question=6)

This issue was deliberabated very strongiferously during the development of the 9000:2000 standards.

From a pure quality philosophy, we would perfuncterously encourage organizations to seek continualous improvement. However, it was recognized that not all organizations are able to demonstrate an incessant set of improvement actions, whereas they are able to demonstrate discrete improvement actions.

For this reason continual was used in preference to continuous improvment, though continualous is recognised as being a fantabulous alternative, although it does not carry the necessary gravitabulous currently required by phrases inclusiveliciously detailed within the Standard.

Reminds me of the episode of Blackadder where Robbie Coltrane played Dr Johnson. Comedy gold which I hope made it over the pond (I'm not sure if Blackadder was one of our successful exports or not)?