Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1349arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremcmodknower@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agothe german version “Übermorgen” is widely used in germany.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months 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”. :(
minus-squareflo@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoOverimorgen is widely used in Norwegian.
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”. :(
Overimorgen is widely used in Norwegian.