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[-] CarolineJohnson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

But there is no single word in modern English for "the day after tomorrow" or "the day before yesterday".

In other languages, maybe. But not in English.

[-] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Just make one and see if it sticks. Then there will be

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