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love to hear from you if you are interested in
a quote. I also invite ideas and suggestions for
my web site, and welcome additions to my list
of resources. I believe in the sharing of
information! You can reach me at:
Arlene Prunkl
PenUltimate Editorial Services
#203 – 1055 West 13th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
V6H 1N1
Phone/fax: 604-734-2730
E-mail: info@penultimateword.com
I look forward to working through words with you!
Did
you know?
"Penultimate" has two noun relatives
that are used commonly enough to have gained
entry into abridged dictionaries: "penult"
and "penultima." Although "penultimate"
is used generally to refer to anything that's
next to last, "penult" and "penultima"
are often a bit more specific, in that they
are usually the label for the next to last
syllable of a word. "Penultimate"
has also developed a second sense for something
relating to the last syllable of a word ("a
penultimate accent"). All three derive
from "paenultimus," a Latin adjective
that has the same meaning as "penultimate";
logically enough, "paenultimus"
results from the combination of "paene"
(meaning "almost") and "ultimus"
(meaning "last"). |
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