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nancy_meddin@codehot.co.u
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:49 pm
Post subject: word for, "next after next?" |
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I am involved with a special linguistic protocol that does not allow
the use of any kind of time, or dates. I can, however, use the word,
"next." In other words, I cannot say, "Christmas of year 2005," but I
CAN say, "next Christmas." Another example: I cannot say, "tomorrow's
sunrise," or, "Saturday's sunrise," or, "Sunrise on September 1st."
But, I CAN say, "next," sunrise.
Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?"
Thank you!!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:00 pm
Post subject: Re: word for, "next after next?" |
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| Quote: | Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?"
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Phrase: "next but one", also sometimes written next-but-one. For
example, the next-but-one house is two houses away down the street.
This contrasts with last-but-one, which means "one before the last
one".
Word: Postultimate - not sure if it's officially a word. Extrapolated
from the word "penultimate" meaning last-but-one.
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:50 am
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sm_jamieson@hotmail.com wrote:
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| Quote: | Word: Postultimate - not sure if it's officially a word.
Extrapolated
from the word "penultimate" meaning last-but-one.
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I like it very much, but I'm afraid it's nonsense. If you've got a
succeeding thing, then the one before it isn't ultimate. It'd be like
calling the fourth thing the third, or something like that.
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Mike.
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RobtE
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:39 pm
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nancy_meddin@codehot.co.uk wrote:
| Quote: | I am involved with a special linguistic protocol that does not allow
the use of any kind of time, or dates. I can, however, use the word,
"next." In other words, I cannot say, "Christmas of year 2005," but I
CAN say, "next Christmas." Another example: I cannot say, "tomorrow's
sunrise," or, "Saturday's sunrise," or, "Sunrise on September 1st."
But, I CAN say, "next," sunrise.
Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?"
Thank you!!
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Why not use a (fairly) common British construction?
Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc.
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nancy_meddin@codehot.co.u
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| Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:52 am
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| Quote: | Why not use a (fairly) common British construction?
Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc.
RobtE
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Thank you for your suggestion; but the point is to find a *single*
word.
Maybe one has not been invented, yet?  |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:23 am
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nancy_meddin@codehot.co.uk wrote:
| Quote: | Why not use a (fairly) common British construction?
Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc.
RobtE
Thank you for your suggestion; but the point is to find a *single*
word.
Maybe one has not been invented, yet?
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The ordinals "second" etc will often do the job. Not always, of
course; then "following" will often do. And, of course, in the right
context a common word for the next after the next is "next"! I
suspect, though, that you aren't allowed to use any of these: perhaps
you could tell us why they won't do for your purpose.
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HeartMan.isnot@gmail.com
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:38 pm
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I'm wondering why it has to be *only* one word. As Mike said,
"following" would be appropriate, but to use it, you'd need to preface
it with "the" or "and" or some word to cause the grammar to "fit",
e.g., "next Christmas and Christmas following" or "the following
Christmas".
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