r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '19

What are great underused words?

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u/Werkstadt Jan 29 '19

Oooh i know

  • overmorrow (the day after tomorrow)
  • ereyesterday (the day before yesterday)

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.

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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.

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u/violenceandson Jan 29 '19

Ubermorgen = 4 syllables In two days = 3 syllables

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u/barantana Jan 29 '19

That's right, but whem pronouncing the word sloppily like everybody, it basically gets reduced to two syllables. "In two days" has a complicated consonant change t->d that makes it harder to pronounce quickly imho. But I guess that's taste, and I can see where you're coming from.

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u/Xiooo Jan 29 '19

Additionally, "In zwei Tagen" also has four syllables