Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 19 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1206arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square160fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 hours agoI agree that we should use overmorrow more. Japanese has a similar word and it gets frequent use.
minus-squarethepreciousboar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoMany languages have it. English for some reason does not use it
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoIn my country we also have a word for that and it’s always used when referring to overmorrow.
minus-squareSuppoze@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoHungarian as well. Tomorrow = holnap, overmorrow = holnapután. You can also stack the ”után" if you so wish, like holnapután-után. But more than that and you will get some curious looks from others :)
I agree that we should use overmorrow more. Japanese has a similar word and it gets frequent use.
Many languages have it. English for some reason does not use it
In my country we also have a word for that and it’s always used when referring to overmorrow.
Hungarian as well. Tomorrow = holnap, overmorrow = holnapután. You can also stack the ”után" if you so wish, like holnapután-után. But more than that and you will get some curious looks from others :)