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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Antonym

Dears,

What is the exact Antonym of the word 'Postpone'?
  

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` 'Prepone' — but the word is only common in Indian English. [link] In other forms of English we use the phrase 'bring forward'. Rover

  • ` 'Prepone' — but the word is only common in Indian English.
  • [link] In other forms of English we use the phrase 'bring forward'.
  • Rover
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'Prepone' — but the word is only common in Indian English. [link]

In other forms of English we use the phrase 'bring forward'.

Rover
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I do wish the rest of the English-speaking world would adopt that very useful word. I was on a team with a young woman from India who introduced it to us and we used it within our team, but were unsuccessful in having it catch on throughout the company.

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