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

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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[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I found "elsewho" through another comment, it makes sense, I actually hesitated between typing it or "elseone". I chose the latter because you say "someone else" and not "somewho else"; but "who" is closer to "where or "when".

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