Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square280fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square280fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI agree that we should use overmorrow more. Japanese has a similar word and it gets frequent use.
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIn my country we also have a word for that and it’s always used when referring to overmorrow.
minus-squareSuppoze@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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 :)
minus-squarethepreciousboar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoMany languages have it. English for some reason does not use it
I agree that we should use overmorrow more. Japanese has a similar word and it gets frequent use.
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 :)
Many languages have it. English for some reason does not use it