When writing that last post, I googled "penultimate" just to see if there was a word for third-to-last. Well, I found this, which was good for a laugh, and this, which proves that languages are fascinating.
And that's why I love Google.
P.S. If you're wondering but don't want to follow the second link, there doesn't seem to be an English word for third-to-last, but there apparently is a German one.
Monday, September 20, 2004
Why I love Google.
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I understand that the Germans were feeling a bit of schadenfreude when they heard that we poor Americans don't have a cool word for third-to-last like drittletzt.
Not so fast Seigfried, I just found: ante-penultimate
Wow. This blog has such smart readers. Ante-penultimate. Wow.
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