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> second to last There's a word for this that you should never pass up an opportunity to use: penultimate. (You should also never pass up the opportunity to us
by js2 3mo ago
> second to last
There's a word for this that you should never pass up an opportunity to use: penultimate. (You should also never pass up the opportunity to use "defenestrate," but it sadly does not apply here.)
- kolinko 3mo agoA friend of mine had his visa accepted because of this. He was explaining what he plans to do in US and he threw in “penultimate” into a sentence somewhere. The council stopped him, said that if he knows such words he definitely won’t overstay his visit to work as a dishwasher, and accepted his B1/B2. Seriously. Not sure if it would be the same if he used “defenestrate” when talking about his plans.
- v-erne 3mo ago>> penultimate Oh that's a word I haven't heard in a while. And I know it mainly thanks to Monty Python great sketch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Aj7W3g1qo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Aj7W3g1qo