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minus-squareTrizza Tethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoBut 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.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoOTOH, at least the word for tomorrow isn’t also the word for morning.
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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoBecause we mainly just call that “Tuesday”
minus-squareSemjaza@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAnother good one is differentiating listener inclusive and exclusive "we"s.
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.
OTOH, at least the word for tomorrow isn’t also the word for morning.
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Because we mainly just call that “Tuesday”
Another good one is differentiating listener inclusive and exclusive "we"s.