Know your English
What is the opposite of "postpone"?
I guess in the Indian context one would say that the opposite is "prepone". It is very common to hear people say:*The meeting has been preponed.
*I have decided to prepone my ticket.
*The date of his wedding has been preponed.
Native speakers of English, on the other hand, tend to use the word "advanced" in these contexts.
*The meeting has been advanced.
*I have decided to advance the date of my journey.
*The date of his wedding has been advanced.
With so many Indians living abroad, I am sure the word "prepone" will soon become a part of the native speakers' active vocabulary. I understand that the word has caught on in Canada. A lot of doctors there use it.
Source:
The Hindu daily, Tuesday, August 21, 2001
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