While I enjoy the mockery ... to this non-native speaker, #ago and #fromNow are perfectly clear, and I can't think of a better substitute for either.

- Bert -

On 2013-05-04, at 12:09, karl ramberg <karlramberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hence have other meanings and could be ambiguous hence I suggest we do not use it.
> 
> Karl 
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Frank Shearar <frank.shearar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4 May 2013 08:34, Colin Putney <colin at wiresong.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> "hence" is equally meaningful as "fromNow", but more old-world
> >> sounding.  I think "ago" and "fromNow" are more compatible with each
> >> other in terms of modern language use.
> >
> >
> > No!
> >
> > "Hence" is the proper the proper and perfectly cromulent antonym for "ago."
> > The fact that many people use circumlocutions to compensate for a deficient
> > vocabulary does not mitigate this truth.
> 
> Eschew obfuscation! Espouse elucidation!
> 
> I back Colin's position with moderate strength; a compromise would be
> to have both :) #fromNow would delegate to #hence, of course.
> 
> frank
> 
> > Colin
> >
> >
> >
> 
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