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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 month ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[–] AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's used more often in computer science, but the difference between contiguous and continuous. Continuous means "without end" and contiguous means "without break."

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As in the continuous United States 🦅🦅🦅

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gandalf brought an extra eagle because he didn’t know if Smeagol survived.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Look, you cant just go around throwing mind-bending wisdom like that into a random thread.

[–] AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

🫡