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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 7:44:40 GMT -5
Please, you native English speakers out there - help me with this dilemma. In Swedish there is a word for the time between morning and noon, much like the word afternoon refers to the time between noon and evening. But I can't seem to find a word for that in English. Is it still morning when it's 11 AM? There should be a word called "prenoon" (like the word is in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German and probably lots of other languages that I don't know).
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Post by Shinra on May 23, 2006 7:46:26 GMT -5
We're lazy and don't have a word for that. The meal between breakfest and lunch is "Brunch", But other than that we just refer to that span as "Morning" until it's noon.
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 7:49:09 GMT -5
We use the word brunch too (which is weird, since the word for breakfast it different in Swedish, but hey - we're just so international). Okay, so then I know... There is no prenoon, even though it's a good word to have.  I think I will try to introduce it to the English speaking community. I guess late morning would do the trick too. |
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Post by Shinra on May 23, 2006 7:50:58 GMT -5
haha thats a good idea. I'm gunna start saying prenoon. I've never even heard it before. You can say late morning, tho we don't normally. I've heard it once or twice
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 7:56:50 GMT -5
Cool... Now we just have to define when the prenoon occurs: I would say between 9:30-11:30... But that depends on if you're a morning person like me or not I guess.
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Post by Uncle Igmar on May 23, 2006 8:12:20 GMT -5
Though it's not really an "official term" for that time of day - many people refer to it as "Mid Morning" - hope that helps.
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 8:15:01 GMT -5
Thanks... I still think prenoon sounds cooler. And a little academic |
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Post by Uncle Igmar on May 23, 2006 8:17:07 GMT -5
I missed that - maybe you need to start the Inernational "Prenoon" Initiative
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 8:31:26 GMT -5
Haha! Yes - I should... I will start here. I want you all to start using the word prenoon for the time between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM... Megalobrainiacspokesperson and founder of the IPI |
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Post by flawedprefect on May 23, 2006 8:34:57 GMT -5
Uh.... elevensies? Or is that just the snack you have between morning tea and brunch?
Goodness me, I do believe I am turning into a hobbit...
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 8:40:07 GMT -5
Elevensies? Cool word! Never heard of it...
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Post by wesh on May 23, 2006 8:55:31 GMT -5
lol yeah we have prenoon in dutch too. It's called "voormiddag" in dutch. I imagine in swedish it'll also look something like that, no? vörmitag (a wild guess  ) Elevensies is awesome too  |
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Post by officialben on May 23, 2006 8:58:19 GMT -5
It's like you've pointed out to us Americans that we're missing a limb or something. How the heck have we gone this far without something so important as a word that differentiates the different parts of the morning?!? I think that I'm going to stick with these terms:
12am - 3am = Late night (whatever the night before was)
3am - 6am = Too freakin' early
6am - 10am = morning. period.
10am - 12pm = I don't believe in it. I heard on some podcast or a blog or something that it's a hoax. Big Brother and the sort.
So that solves that problem.
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 9:01:30 GMT -5
vörmitag (a wild guess ) Good guess - it's förmiddag in Swedish. |
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Post by Megalobrainiac on May 23, 2006 9:02:57 GMT -5
10am - 12pm = I don't believe in it. I heard on some podcast or a blog or something that it's a hoax. Big Brother and the sort. Haha! Yeah - I've heard conspiracy theories saying that those hours just exist in the minds of the people that rule the world... |
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I think I will try to introduce it to the English speaking community. I guess late morning would do the trick too.
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