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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (13 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.

[–] bdonvr 2 points 3 months 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Definitely both exist in Japanese and they are used fairly frequently.

一昨日 day before yesterday 昨日 yesterday 今日 today 明日 tomorrow 明後日 day after tomorrow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

There are also technically words for 3 and 4 days from now (also 3 and 4 days ago), but I don't think they get used much.

明々後日

弥の明後日

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I love militant descriptivists

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