- What is the origin of prepone in Indian English?
Given the above information, I'd like to know if the current common usage of prepone in Indian English is actually derived from the few AmE usage instances of the early 20th century, or if, it has an origin on its own, unrelated to both older usages What actually sparked the usage of "prepone" in Indian English from the '80s onward?
- Is prepone being used outside India? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Prepone is a great word - it's the opposite of postpone When you prepone a meeting, you change its scheduled time so that it occurs sooner than originally planned Has this usage spread beyond Ind
- Is there a more common phrase that means preponed?
I was aware of this and this stackexchange post discuss the same There is no prepone in English Ok, then how do I say Our meeting is preponed in correct way? What is the correct word phrase for p
- Postpone and Prepone - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The question here is whether prepone is a recognised English usage Whatever OED does, other dictionaries recognise it Cambridge English dictionary, for example, does so, but as " Indian English " By contrast, with CED Webster says: The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary Collins, on the other hand and without explicitly denying its validity in British English, goes on the offer: " Indian bring forward to an earlier time So is this a form of dialect, as is the verb 'gang
- word choice - How to say: I will try to move it to an earlier time or . . .
Yes, although, prepone is quite commonly used in India, it is rarely done so outside With Indian background, I was taught 'Advance a meeting" i e schedule a meeting earlier than the original time date slot is the correct usage and was discouraged the use of 'prepone'
- verbs - What is the opposite of postpone? - English Language Usage . . .
5 Although "prepone" is the obvious counterpoint to postpone, it smacks of neologism (in American English, at least) I would argue that "do in advance" also doesn't cover it, since it doesn't have a sense of "move the schedule forward", only "complete prior to the scheduled time"
- Antonym of Postpone - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
what is the antonym of postpone I have seen the usage of "prepone" at many places If that is correct, the is the post used in postpone a prefix ?
- dialects - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This includes eve-teasing, would-be, love marriage, ladies’ fingers, cooling glass, upgradation, prepone, tuition classes, and do one thing Some words, word senses, and expressions that have fallen out of common use or might otherwise be considered outdated in Western varieties
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