moonlake [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 1 day agoChristmas = DEBUNKEDimagemessage-square105 fedilinkarrow-up1171file-text
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minus-squareAcute_Engles [he/him, any]hexbear7·1 day agoThat way the rich parents can still spoil their little shit but it wasn't Santa that brought them the ps5 pro and little Billy the knock off retro console link
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mlhexbear9·1 day agoI'm just confused what it is specifically about the second to last gift linkfedilink
minus-squareAcute_Engles [he/him, any]hexbear3·23 hours agoWait does penultimate not mean "best one" this is the first time I've heard this link
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mlhexbear7·23 hours agoYou might be thinking preeminent. Penultimate means second to final (ultimate being final) Fun fact, there's words all the way up to fifth to last! ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, preantepenultimate, propreantepenultimate linkfedilink
minus-squareAcute_Engles [he/him, any]hexbear2·17 hours agoThanks someone else got me as well. Always time to learn link
minus-squareZ_Poster365 [none/use name]hexbear2·edit-217 hours agoi learned it from the Series of Unfortunate Events books, the 12th one is called "The Penultimate Peril" and the 13th is "The End" link
minus-squareanarchoilluminati [comrade/them]hexbear4·1 day agoYeah, I'll admit I don't get it either. link
That way the rich parents can still spoil their little shit but it wasn't Santa that brought them the ps5 pro and little Billy the knock off retro console
I'm just confused what it is specifically about the second to last gift
I think they meant “ultimate”
Wait does penultimate not mean "best one" this is the first time I've heard this
You might be thinking preeminent. Penultimate means second to final (ultimate being final)
Fun fact, there's words all the way up to fifth to last! ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate, preantepenultimate, propreantepenultimate
Neat
Penultimate means 2nd to last
Thanks someone else got me as well. Always time to learn
i learned it from the Series of Unfortunate Events books, the 12th one is called "The Penultimate Peril" and the 13th is "The End"
Yeah, I'll admit I don't get it either.