Re: the day before yesterday etc. (was Re: Tenses (...))

On Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at 12:40 , tomhchappell wrote:
[snip]
> Hindi has the same word for yesterday and tomorrow ..."
Yep - it's /k@l/

Also:
/p@rso~/ = the day before yesterday _or_ the day after tomorrow
/t@rso~/ = three days ago _or_ three days hence
/p@rso~/ = four days ago _or_ four days hence

But I understand the last two are not common, it being more usual to say
/c@wthe dIn/ (4th day) and /pa~cve~ dIn/ (5th day).

Notice that the counting of days is done *inclusively*, as in the ancient
Roman & Greek manner, so that yesterday or tomorrow is the 2nd day, and
the the day before yesterday or the day after tomorrow is the 3rd day.
		:)

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