Re: "Opportunistic"

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

What is the context of the desired usage?

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Robert_Johnson -at- percussion -dot- com>

> Some of my co-workers would like to use this word, but others are
> concerned about the negative connotation.  They have a point; all the
> dictionary entries I've found emphasize its negative connotation, with
> shades of unscrupulous or unethical behavior.
>
> I have not been able to think of a synonym, nor have I found a 
> thesaurus
> entry for it.
>
> Perhaps the collective wisdom and experience of the list can suggest 
> an
> alternative?

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