30 Obscure Words We Should Use More Often

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30 Obscure Words We Should Use More Often

Contrary to the prevalence of the phrase “the day after tomorrow,” there’s actually a much better way to say “two days from now.” Enter one Redditor’s term of choice — overmorrow. “l still use these terms in Dutch. I wonder why the English stopped,” they wrote. 

Considering overmorrow’s one-word practicality, we can’t say we disagree. In fact, there’s a wealth of vocabulary we’d love to see make it big in 2025. To that end, here are the bygone words we wish people would use more often, the best of which include biblical pronouns and some good, old-fashioned pirate slang.

 4y ago - Edited 4y ago Overmorrow/ereyesterday just easier to say than the day after/before tomorrow/yesterday. I still use these terms in Dutch (overmorgen/eergisteren). I wonder why the English stopped. - 963 ...  4y ago Övermorgon gang rise up 177 ...

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