English Language & Usage Asked on July 25, 2020
If ordered alphabetically , pre
goes after post
, because the 2nd character r of pre
goes after the 2nd character o of post
. Same issue with before
and after
because of their 1st characters. Is there an alternative to these pairings that, if ordered alphabetically, would place the equivalent of pre
or before
before its counterpart post
or after
? Like in Spanish, ‘antes’ vs. ‘despues’, but in English (antes
means before
and despues
means after
).
These days most commonly found as "ante-meridiem" (or a.m.), meaning before noon and "post meridiem" (or p.m.) meaning after noon.
Correct answer by DJClayworth on July 25, 2020
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