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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 #208849 - 01/09/13 04:45 AM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 olly old hand olly   old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand 0 - Ultimate first 1 - Penultimate Second 2 - Antepenultimate Third 3 - Preantepenultimate Fourth #208857 - 01/09/13 02:37 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: olly]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: olly 0 - Ultimate first 1 - Penultimate Second 2 - Antepenultimate Third 3 - Preantepenultimate Fourth This is fine until you throw in "from last". If ultimate is "last" is it also anything "from last"? I like the OED's "last but n". #208864 - 01/09/13 06:51 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Yes, the but n~ config is nice and clear - but I think so is the use of the word to as a comparative against the defined position. The word 'from' throws confusion in the mix. #208882 - 01/10/13 02:09 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: maverick]   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Originally Posted By: maverick Originally Posted By: scribbler101 Have some Madeira, m'Dear! It's really an excellent year. Now if it were gin, you'd be wrong to say yes, The evil gin does would be hard to assess (Besides it's inclined to affect my prowess) Have some Madeira, m'Dear!" Thanks for reminding me of Flanders & Swann - underrated, and surely overdue for revival in perhaps a biographically based show... I have "At the Drop of a Hat" and "At the Drop of Another Hat" on CD and giggle my way to work and back listening to them from time to time ... Were you aware that Stephanie Flanders, the BBC's economics editor, is Michael Flanders' daughter? The idiot also known as Capfka ... #208891 - 01/10/13 05:28 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Capital Kiwi]   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > Stephanie Yes, I frequently chuckle when I hear her pontificating on matters economical - have some madeira, m'dear! #208924 - 01/11/13 05:15 AM Re: antepenultimate [Re: maverick]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky paene -- why is this so close orthographically to paean? She said grumblingly. #208928 - 01/11/13 11:02 AM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Because, m'dear, some 2,000 years ago those pesky Romans decided that one Jackie Fulner, unpredictably bred out of the chaos that would follow the collapse of the empire, and living in a non-existent city in an unknown land, would be PISSED OFF AT THEM! And the Romans liked barbarians to be pissed off at them. It gave the legions something to do besides overthrowing emperors. So it's all your fault, and don't you dare try to say other, my girl! The idiot also known as Capfka ... #208929 - 01/11/13 01:28 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 And that gave rise to the following sequence of bathroom graffiti: I LIKE GRILS YOU MEAN "GIRLS" BUT WHAT ABOUT US GRILS? #208931 - 01/11/13 03:03 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh why is this so close orthographically to paean? They're not that close. Latin paene 'almost' is an adverb, while Latin paean 'hymn to Apollo' is a noun and a loan from Greek Παιαν (Paian). Ceci n'est pas un seing. #208932 - 01/11/13 04:25 PM Re: antepenultimate [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I think she meant orthographically close to English-speaking Western eyes ... The idiot also known as Capfka ... Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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