Lasterday

When first learning to speak any language, the young may struggle to manage certain fine detail. A prefix can create difficulty.

As a child I learned the meaning of the word last early. For me it was simply the occasion when something of significance took place. Like, the last time I had a bath. Perfectly reasonable.

Just one little complication. I learned the meaning, but I did not learn the other potential versions. As a result, yesterday became lasterday. Quite logical actually. It was the last day before this day. Couldn’t fault that.

Many did. The first time I used the expression in first grade at school the laughter and the teachers admonishment were very hurtful. I even tried to argue with the greatly amused classroom. What was wrong with what I said.

After all the term LAST is quite easily understood. While Yester doesn’t appear on it’s own in the dictionary.

Yester is an Old English geostran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gisteren and German gestern. It is also the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland.

The Dictionary definition of LAST is:

Adjective: “coming after all others in time or order”

“most recent in time; latest: last year”

Verb: “on the last occasion before the present; previously”

Noun: “the last person or thing; the one occurring, mentioned, or acting after all others. Like my last drink.

I Rest my case for

LASTERDAY.