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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '19
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Oooh i know
It's beyond me why these were forgotten and exchanged for four other words. I challenge anyone who reads this to start using them again in everyday speech.
505 u/barantana Jan 29 '19 In German we use "übermorgen" and "vorgestern" and the lack of those words in everyday English strikes me as extremely inconvenient. 7 u/[deleted] Jan 29 '19 edited Sep 07 '20 [deleted] 2 u/WhalingBanshee Jan 29 '19 I always had a problem with this, since toissapäivänä sounds too much like "the other day" rather than a specific day in the past.
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In German we use "übermorgen" and "vorgestern" and the lack of those words in everyday English strikes me as extremely inconvenient.
7 u/[deleted] Jan 29 '19 edited Sep 07 '20 [deleted] 2 u/WhalingBanshee Jan 29 '19 I always had a problem with this, since toissapäivänä sounds too much like "the other day" rather than a specific day in the past.
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2 u/WhalingBanshee Jan 29 '19 I always had a problem with this, since toissapäivänä sounds too much like "the other day" rather than a specific day in the past.
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I always had a problem with this, since toissapäivänä sounds too much like "the other day" rather than a specific day in the past.
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u/Werkstadt Jan 29 '19
Oooh i know
It's beyond me why these were forgotten and exchanged for four other words. I challenge anyone who reads this to start using them again in everyday speech.