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> There already is a word for this, albeit a somewhat unused (I'd hate to say
> obscure) one: proleptic
What's wrong with "anticipatory"?
B: PASSIVE VOICE
As a "superbly well educated gentleman" from northern England let
me assure you that those Londoners are full of it. They use the
passive voice because they actually like to sound pompous and stuffy!