Strange words to me - ept and forewent

@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

@RasmaSandra Perhaps she is working towards opening a "Grammar School" or a "Grammar Tutorial Site" !!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

It's the sort of language he'd use for sure.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv That is a good thing to do !

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14787)

• Ireland

26 Sep 23

@judyev Sometimes words just sound all wrong even if they are correct. I am always tempted to use ‘praught’ as the past tense of preach, just as taught is the past tense of teach. I also want to be able to throw ‘heretofore’ into the conversation.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51837)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

26 Sep 23

Well, heretofore you didn't, but hereafter you might.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

@xFiacre I wonder a lot that if we can use Hot and Heat Then why not Cold and Ceat ??

So the language defies logic or rhythm at times !!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

@BarBaraPrz Every well done!! Yay for you!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

26 Sep 23

I knew the word ept that is an antonym of inept, even if a lot less used than inept in English. I was totally ignorant about forewent, really strange.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv Both are not words I would use if I want to be understood.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

It sounds really odd too, as though it's wrong.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135910)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Sep 23

Sounds like you went back in time

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv I am sometimes vety much fond of using "Thou" instead of "You". It makes for a much more interesting sentence! Once I used this with a friend; to his astonishment: "Thou shalt pay for what thou shalt eat"

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

They are certainly old-fashioned sounding words.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57230)

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26 Sep 23

'Forewent' is a surprise to me too.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

It just sounds so odd to my ears.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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26 Sep 23

Well, there was no ineptitude on your part in your efforts to find out those word's uses.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Haha - thanks.

I find words and language very interesting.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169530)

• United States

26 Sep 23

Language can be so much fun!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

It can indeed. I often come across new or unusual words in novels nowadays.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51837)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

26 Sep 23

Ineffable!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Now I'll have to go and look that up!!!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209080)

• United States

26 Sep 23

Good to know for Words With Friends..AKA Scrabble.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Ept could be very handy. Two- and three-letter words are always useful.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209080)

• United States

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv Yes, making a mental note. I seem to be playing the same people all the time, and they are all good, but 9 times out of 10 I win. I would like to play somebody a bit more challenging.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

In English, the usage of many words has evolved over the time. This makes usage of certain words a challenge. For e.g in India we still use "Prepone" which was probably used by the British during the colonial times. The modern word is "Advance" but if that is used here, most people cannot relate to it. Is my example "apt" or "ept"?

Well I cannot make out !

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

I think your example is apt.

Prepone isn't a word I know. I still can't get over the fact that 'fortnight' isn't a common word in America. That seems really odd to me. Do you know 'fortnight'? I feel sure you would.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv To add I am sure that for a new learner, "forthright" and "fortnight" could well get mixed up. Plus not to talk about Petrol vs Gas as that might arouse Vanny's special PhD spirits !!

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40052)

• Toccoa, Georgia

26 Sep 23

I didn't know about Forewent.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40052)

• Toccoa, Georgia

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv I agree.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

People say 'foregone' as in 'foregone conclusion' but 'forewent' sounds very odd.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28390)

• Singapore

26 Sep 23

Some words are real but not used at all.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Yes, that's true too. There are probably a lot of them.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Sep 23

I knew ept was a real word but forewent I haven’t heard.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Forewent sounds really weird to me.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

@RubyHawk I haven't heard it but have seen it in print once or twice.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Sep 23

@JudyEv I’ve never heard that word used.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222623)

• United States

26 Sep 23

But what do they mean? Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

'Ept' means skilful or knowledgeable; the opposite of 'inept'. 'Forewent' is the past tense of 'forego' so you might say 'He forewent buying a cell phone until he had paid off his other debts.'

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222623)

• United States

27 Sep 23

@JudyEv I see. Thank you.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17243)

• China

26 Sep 23

I look them up in my dictionary. No ept,but forego and forewent are there.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Sep 23

Forewent sounds very strange to me as though it is incorrect.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Sep 23

Could it be they're more an American English type words? I've seen both in some articles and always felt the authors were trying to be highfalutin and uppity.

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