;Posted on 08/22/2012 3:35:57 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 22, 2012-- penultimate
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
penultimate (pi-nuhl-tuh-mit)
adjective 1. next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. 2. of or pertaining to a penult. (okay, gang, what the hell is a “penult?”)
penult (pee-nuhlt, pi-nuhlt) noun, the next to the last syllable in a word
Etymology: Origin:
1530–40; < Latin paenultima ( syllaba ), contraction of paene ultima almost the last; see pen-, ultima
What penultimate doesn’t mean:
"final," "last," "best," or "best of the best."
It means, very simply, "next to the last."
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Here is my example with WFTD.
When asked which of Beethoven’s nine symphonies was the penultimate, Joe Biden said it was a tough choice between the Third, the Fifth, and the Ninth. Paul Ryan just smiled and said, “Clearly, it’s the Eighth.”
To prevent further grade inflation, I have re-scaled the curve. The highest grade will be A+++.
No pushing at the door please!
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Here you go, early birds!
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Here you go, early birds!
If anyone wants on (or off) the PING LIST, please let me know.
The next-to-last elephant's Gerald?
Subjugation of the United States is the necessary yet merely penultimate goal of the Marxists, whose apex of ambition is nothing less than complete global domination.
Good morning. You're second to arrive.
A+++ on your homework. It's too bad that 50% of Americans don't understand what the Marxists are after, and that Obama is a Marxist.
Crosby’s pretty good, but Lemieux is the Penultimate.
A++
I guess that makes Crosby the penultimate Pen.
I really like the way you run the room, speaking as the penultimate sub for each week.
Wait a minute!
That’s not the last word. You can’t fool me.
Thank you. You have excellent taste! :)
The next few months will be penultimate to either the renewal or the destruction of America.
Check the definition.
Next to last. The Last thing that decides will be the election itself. Maybe I didn’t express myself well.
I guess I shall run for senator next. :0
morning, Truthy! your words are hard, but i agree with SG, i think you are doing a great job. you have enlivened the staff : )
Oh, now I get it. We’ll write you in, in MO. I’ll give you an A for effort.
A++. It might come down to a write-in. This guy is dug-in.
Even as an Impoverished Widow Bass Playing FReepin’ Biker, I would probably come in penultimate to aiken.
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