Re: correct English usage
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:50, Russell L. Harris
<rlharris@broadcaster.org> > Commonly-used English terms which are
apropos to this matter are
> "precede", "predecessor", "succeed", "successor", "antecedent", and
> "descendant". Thus, one could say:
>
> "Lenny preceded Squeeze."
>
> or
>
> "Squeeze succeeds Lenny."
>
> or
>
> "Lenny is the predecessor of Squeeze."
>
> or
>
> "Squeeze is the successor of Lenny."
>
> or
>
> "Lenny is the antecedent of Squeeze."
>
> or
>
> "Squeeze is the descendant of Lenny."
>
Wow, that's confusing! How about instead using nonsense alliterating
adjective / animal name combinations, arranged alphabetically?
--
Dotan Cohen
http://gibberish.co.il
http://what-is-what.com
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