Venting DarkStar, I have a new problem. But don't worry, this time it's not about toponymy and US states. This time it's about English grammar

[NEB.feelsdevil]

In English there is no single word to express the idea of ''the day after tomorrow'' and ''two days after tomorrow''.

There is no single word to express the idea of ''the day before yesterday'', either.

I feel the need for these words in every day usage. It feels so clunky to use these syntaxes when there could be a single efficient word.

It's so easy and convenient in Romanian:

răsalaltăieri - two days before yesterday
alaltăieri - the day before yesterday
ieri - yesterday
astăzi - today
mâine - tomorrow
poimâine - the day after tomorrow
răspoimâine - two days after tomorrow

It is so awkward in English to convey the concept of X days before/after today in English. Not good!

 

[FBI]

the day after tomorrow

Overmorrow?

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

I also have some problem with the way fruit trees are named in English, but this will be the topic of another thread

 

[FBI]

the day before yesterday

Ereyesterday?

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

Overmorrow?

Ereyesterday?

Yes, but do they really use these terms? Or are they some archaic terms no longer in common usage? I have never heard them

Say alaltaieri to any romaniancel, and he will instantly know what it means

 

[aryanmikmaq]

Just make your own words nigga

 

[Sperg Abomination]

Just make your own words nigga

0dwqd=-2id-=21f21=21--1 i12ir1 if we translate this to english this means : okay thx for the advice

 

[aryanmikmaq]

0dwqd=-2id-=21f21=21--1 i12ir1 if we translate this to english this means : okay thx for the advice

Thank you for this information

 

[Sperg Abomination]

Thank you for this information

np

 

[FBI]

Yes, but do they really use these terms? Or are they some archaic terms no longer in common usage? I have never heard them

Say alaltaieri to any romaniancel, and he will instantly know what it means

Languages evolve around what people actually need to say, not what could exist for neatness. There is no real reason in English to have a single word for "the day after tomorrow" when the phrase is clear and short enough already.

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

Languages evolve around what people actually need to say, not what could exist for neatness. There is no real reason to have a single word for "the day after tomorrow" when the phrase is clear and short enough already.

This is not ideal for me

 

[FBI]

This is not ideal for me

What about the absence of a single English word for "the day after tomorrow" is not ideal for you?

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

What about the absence of a single English word for "the day after tomorrow" is not ideal for you?

I need a single word for it

 

[FBI]

I need a single word for it

Why do you need a single word in English for "the day after tomorrow" when the phrase "the day after tomorrow" already expresses the meaning clearly within the language?

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

Why do you need a single word in English for "the day after tomorrow" when the phrase "the day after tomorrow" already expresses the meaning clearly within the language?

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

Why do you need a single word in English for "the day after tomorrow" when the phrase "the day after tomorrow" already expresses the meaning clearly within the language?

Why use many words when few do trick, mang

 

[FBI]

Why use many words when few do trick, mang

Because the purpose of language is clarity, not brevity.

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

np

Because the purpose of language is clarity, not brevity.

It woud be more clear with a single word

 

[FBI]

It woud be more clear with a single word

A single word can be clear only if everyone knows it. Most people would not recognize a rare word like overmorrow, so the longer phrase remains clearer in practice.