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[–] CarolineJohnson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (15 children)

But there is no single word in modern English for "the day after tomorrow" or "the day before yesterday".

In other languages, maybe. But not in English.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OTOH, at least the word for tomorrow isn't also the word for morning.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 year ago

Spanish has "antier" for the second one.

Also a fun one "Estrenar", which can mean something like "try for the first time". So you might say "I tried out my bike for the first time the day before yesterday" in English, you could simply say "Estrené mi bicicleta antier" in Spanish

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Just make one and see if it sticks. Then there will be

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[–] Eylrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I love militant descriptivists

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fine, but I'm still not happy about 'performant'

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[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Ok but "melty" isn't a real word and I'll die on this hill

even if it's a real word I hate it

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Neither is "ask" as a noun. You don't have asks, you have requests.

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