On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:50, Russell L. Harris <rlhar...@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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cakdxfkp16apv7ir2pxyt54rf9popoxw8_in4--z5gp0qtep...@mail.gmail.com
