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I try not to be picky about simple spelling and grammar issues online, but this is an important one: you mean prescribe, not proscribe. The meanings are almost opposite, so it matters more than most.

To prescribe is to define a desirable course of action. To proscribe is to define an undesirable course of action. Doctors prescribe medicines; laws proscribe crimes.



Oops, thanks for picking that up. I usually try and proofread my posts, but I missed that.




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