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Hi, I wonder if there's an opposite word for afterthought . I can't think of one. I'd typically say eg My first thought was to invite .

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  • Hi, I wonder if there's an opposite word for afterthought .
  • I can't think of one.
  • I'd typically say eg My first thought was to invite .
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Hi,

I wonder if there's an opposite word for afterthought.

I can't think of one. I'd typically say eg My first thought was to invite . . .


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Dear Moon

I would say "forethought" is right

An afterthought is a thought that you have after the event. After you have made your invitation list and sent out the cards, you think maybe you should have included Jack and Sarah. So you call them at the last minute. That's an afterthought

If you had given it proper forethought, you would have included them on the list
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Hi, Dave.

I just wonder if you were the one who used anonymous ID and got more than 100,000 points. I think someone having anonymous ID ended an answer just like you did
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Ha!

There are maybe a dozen or so "anon" posts around May 2011 from me and they are all signed

After that, in order to save the administrators the trouble of checking my posts, I registered with an ID

Thanks, Dave
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Ah.. my guess has proved to be rightEmotion: smile.

I was really surprised when I saw one(anonymous) who posted more than 100,000!! (I co
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Dear Moon

As I understand it..

You can post to the forum as an anonymous person. If you do so then..

(a) Your post, until recently, counted for the "anonymous" user That is why the "anonymous" user had so many posts - it counted everyone who had ever used that name, instead of their own ID. However, I think they've stopped the count because - of course - it didn't mea
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