W Will17 Senior Member Joined Mar 28, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language French Home Country France Current Location UK Jan 4, 2011 #1 Hello! Is the idiom "the one before the last", correct? Thank you W
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Jan 4, 2011 #2 Will17 said: Hello! Is the idiom "the one before the last", correct? Thank you W Click to expand... "The one before last", no article before "last".
Will17 said: Hello! Is the idiom "the one before the last", correct? Thank you W Click to expand... "The one before last", no article before "last".
charliedeut VIP Member Joined Oct 19, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Spanish Home Country Spain Current Location Spain Jan 4, 2011 #3 bhaisahab said: "The one before last", no article before "last". Click to expand... Hi bhaisahab, Is "penultimate" also in use or is it only a not-so-good translation of mine from Spanish (and ultimately from Latin)? Thanks a lot, Charliedeut
bhaisahab said: "The one before last", no article before "last". Click to expand... Hi bhaisahab, Is "penultimate" also in use or is it only a not-so-good translation of mine from Spanish (and ultimately from Latin)? Thanks a lot, Charliedeut
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Jan 4, 2011 #4 Penultimate is fine, but somewhat formal.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 4, 2011 #5 "Penultimate" is an English word, but its meaning may not be commonly understood. "Next to last" would be the idiom I am familiar with.
"Penultimate" is an English word, but its meaning may not be commonly understood. "Next to last" would be the idiom I am familiar with.