tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post4661511481993011769..comments2023-11-06T13:07:23.645-05:00Comments on The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment: A to Z Challenge 2013: P - PenultimateMatthew MacNishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-54710309927057939252013-04-22T10:21:42.903-04:002013-04-22T10:21:42.903-04:00I'm with Alex, this is a very mis-used word. ...I'm with Alex, this is a very mis-used word. Kinda like irregardless! Which I love to say to the Engineer to push his pedantic buttons...<br /><br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a><br />Co-host, April 2013 <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">A-Z Challenge Blog</a><br />@TinaLifeisGood, #atozchallenge<br />Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-30142964636407963492013-04-19T15:35:36.337-04:002013-04-19T15:35:36.337-04:00Knew the word, but not the origin- learned today!Knew the word, but not the origin- learned today!Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-9936927016441952452013-04-19T08:37:58.947-04:002013-04-19T08:37:58.947-04:00I thought it meant 'near the end' which I ...I thought it meant 'near the end' which I guess it does, but it is more specific than that. Always learning.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-27053366653952204732013-04-19T07:56:25.120-04:002013-04-19T07:56:25.120-04:00I remember watching "Gary Unmarried" whe...I remember watching "Gary Unmarried" where his ex thought this word meant above ultimate. I would have made the same mistake. Penultimate just sounds like good thing. <br />Fun post! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-4562551645099746672013-04-19T07:11:53.921-04:002013-04-19T07:11:53.921-04:00The word penultimate always reminds me of the Prox...The word penultimate always reminds me of the Proxime Accessit, the one who was ALMOST crowned dux!<br /><br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a>Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-2840774011595632013-04-19T02:16:41.248-04:002013-04-19T02:16:41.248-04:00Penultimate is one of my favorite words. I love g...Penultimate is one of my favorite words. I love getting the chance to use it.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-51696246493664356982013-04-18T21:33:32.922-04:002013-04-18T21:33:32.922-04:00Interesting concept for A to Z Challenge posts.
D...Interesting concept for A to Z Challenge posts.<br /><br />Denise at <a href="http://www.organizationandinspirationforfellowwriters.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"> Organization and Inspiration for Fellow Writers, participant of A to Z Blogging Challenge</a><br />Denise Reashore on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denise-Reashore/166434893506852" rel="nofollow"> Facebook</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-19948721602409390752013-04-18T21:33:27.832-04:002013-04-18T21:33:27.832-04:00Interesting concept for A to Z Challenge posts.
D...Interesting concept for A to Z Challenge posts.<br /><br />Denise at <a href="http://www.organizationandinspirationforfellowwriters.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"> Organization and Inspiration for Fellow Writers, participant of A to Z Blogging Challenge</a><br />Denise Reashore on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denise-Reashore/166434893506852" rel="nofollow"> Facebook</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-24748992284827301382013-04-18T21:32:36.412-04:002013-04-18T21:32:36.412-04:00I have a pretty good vocabulary, but geez, I had n...I have a pretty good vocabulary, but geez, I had not a clue about either word.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-52289437526136905442013-04-18T18:22:41.493-04:002013-04-18T18:22:41.493-04:00I don't think I ever knew what this meant! I l...I don't think I ever knew what this meant! I love learning new words!<br /><br />Allison (<a href="http://www.alsgeekbanter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Geek Banter</a>)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586970076965983267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-68670804461576980282013-04-18T15:48:05.294-04:002013-04-18T15:48:05.294-04:00The Penultimate chapter of a book is where I want ...The Penultimate chapter of a book is where I want to be at.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-78806397410582892082013-04-18T14:33:33.302-04:002013-04-18T14:33:33.302-04:00So much easier than saying second to last, but I&#...So much easier than saying second to last, but I'll likely never remember it. :/Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-44813736423678603902013-04-18T13:57:12.501-04:002013-04-18T13:57:12.501-04:00I love learning the definitions of unusual words. ...I love learning the definitions of unusual words. The trouble is, I never remember the definition when I need to recall it!<br />Thanks for all your work in the A to Z Challenge!<br /><br /><a href="http://4ambassadorsofchrist.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">MakingtheWriteConnections</a>Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-7751774952577786062013-04-18T12:41:19.764-04:002013-04-18T12:41:19.764-04:00I've always been ambivalent about "penult...I've always been ambivalent about "penultimate" even though I sometimes use it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-40165205429907384532013-04-18T12:20:04.075-04:002013-04-18T12:20:04.075-04:00I think I'll continue to say next to last so t...I think I'll continue to say next to last so that everyone around me understands what I'm saying. Barbara<br /><a href="http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life & Faith in Caneyhead</a>Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-29688774917389785532013-04-18T11:34:11.303-04:002013-04-18T11:34:11.303-04:00As I write this, I am the penultimate opinion to b...As I write this, I am the penultimate opinion to be published on this blog. But I'm sure there will be more!Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-46317583012196798122013-04-18T10:31:00.874-04:002013-04-18T10:31:00.874-04:00I always wonder why we have a word for second to l...I always wonder why we have a word for second to last, but not third or fourth to last? S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-37204947723272066072013-04-18T10:15:47.796-04:002013-04-18T10:15:47.796-04:00The next to last of something? What if that someth...The next to last of something? What if that something never ends- for example I can never say I've had my pe·nul·ti·mate ice cream cone. Or maybe I can, because eventually I'll die, but you get my point. LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-61927906066282706862013-04-18T09:28:09.842-04:002013-04-18T09:28:09.842-04:00I tried to use this in a blog post a while back an...I tried to use this in a blog post a while back and learned its meaning then. I had thought it was last, not next-to-last. I learned then that I had an incomplete understanding. Nice P word, though!<br />tmorneryswifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702378853361498700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-52411396427666647832013-04-18T07:42:40.928-04:002013-04-18T07:42:40.928-04:00No ideal what it meant at all.
Yvonne.No ideal what it meant at all.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-70553443808948281122013-04-18T07:06:45.422-04:002013-04-18T07:06:45.422-04:00It's a nice word and I, a Romanian, i know it ...It's a nice word and I, a Romanian, i know it and use it. I think English born people know it too, though using situations are not very frequent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872129157580383933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-74097073554474754982013-04-18T06:57:21.061-04:002013-04-18T06:57:21.061-04:00Had no idea what this meant. Had no idea what this meant. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-70675625641521828532013-04-18T06:48:11.318-04:002013-04-18T06:48:11.318-04:00I dont think I will use this in everyday vocab :p ...I dont think I will use this in everyday vocab :p ... Happy to connect. Do visit <a href="url" rel="nofollow">www.disha-doshi.blogspot.com</a> I am following you via <a href="http://www.disha-doshi.blogspot.in/search/label/atozchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">#AtoZChallenge</a>Disha Doshi Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497957295377929457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-19344425240815152822013-04-18T06:41:13.913-04:002013-04-18T06:41:13.913-04:00Fun word to use to mess with people's heads, s...Fun word to use to mess with people's heads, since around here I doubt many know what it means.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com