Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square238fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1281arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square238fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremcmodknower@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agothe german version “Übermorgen” is widely used in germany.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·24 hours agoYes, I learned English here in Austria and I remember classmates asking the teacher how to say “vorgestern” and “übermorgen” in English. We didn’t learn the words “ereyesterday” and “overmorrow” that day, only “the day before yesterday” and “the day after tomorrow”. :(
the german version “Übermorgen” is widely used in germany.
Yes, I learned English here in Austria and I remember classmates asking the teacher how to say “vorgestern” and “übermorgen” in English.
We didn’t learn the words “ereyesterday” and “overmorrow” that day, only “the day before yesterday” and “the day after tomorrow”. :(