Why no "elsetime" or "elseone" ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works to c/english@lemmy.ca

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The word "elsewhere" conveniently exist to spare us the chore of saying "somewhere else". Why then do we waste or time saying "someone else" or "some other time"?

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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

it used to be like that elsewhen

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

it may be again elsehow

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

but you have to ask elsewho

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

I'm not usually for going against the natural evolution of language, but I'd like to see these words return elsewhy.

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