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From: osman@sprite.DEC (Eric,  617 273-7484, Burlington, Ma. 01803, USA)
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Subject: Ha! Ha!  You want it WHEN ?  Ha!  Ha !
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 11:19:14 EDT
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>In India, the opposite of "postpone" is widely accepted to be "prepone". Even 
>newspapers use this apparently correct word.  However, I have not been able to 
>locate it in any dictionary.
>
>Raghu Yadavalli
>AT&T Bell Laboratories,
>Holmdel,  New Jersey

	Of COURSE you didn't find "prepone" in the dictionary !   I mean,
	since when in America does anyone change plans and do something
	EARLIER than originally planned ??  However, postponing things
	until LATER is as American as apple pie.  /Eric