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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Post preposition

Is "post" a preposition here?

"How are you feeling, post your operation?"
"Post Monday's meeting, we have decided to dedicate our funds to..."
  

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I guess so. This usage is (in my opinion) ugly business jargon. I would avoid it and use another word such as "following" or "after".

— Mr Wordy

  • I guess so.
  • This usage is (in my opinion) ugly business jargon.
  • I would avoid it and use another word such as "following" or "after".
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  • "post-feminist", "postmodern") is OK.
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I guess so.

This usage is (in my opinion) ugly business jargon. I would avoid it and use another word such as "following" or "after".

The hyphenated or combined form (e.g. "post-feminist", "postmodern") is OK.
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Mr WordyI guess so.

This usage is (in my opinion) ugly business jargon. I would avoid it and use another word such as "following" or "after".

I don't know for sure about the "business" part, but "ugly" hits it right on the head!
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PhilipI don't know for sure about the "business" part,

Nor do I actually, now you mention it...

It just had that kind of ring to it!
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< This usage is (in my opinion) ugly business jargon. >

Is there a beautiful business jargon?

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