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josephrjusticeThis is my answer to the OKC question "Which is the day before the day after yesterday?" The possible answers are: (1) Yesterday; (2) Today; (3) Tomorrow.
I think the easiest way to figure this out is to put parentheses in, as if it were some sort of mathematical equation, and then solve from the innermost set out. So, we have:
(the day before (the day after (yesterday))) -- yesterday is a constant, so we can remove the parentheses around it, so now we have:
(the day before (the day after yesterday)) -- the day after yesterday is today, so we can substitute that, and then we have:
(the day before (today)) -- but today is again a constant so we can remove the parentheses around it, and now we have:
(the day before today) -- the day before today is yesterday, so we substitute that, and so we have:
(yesterday) -- and we are done.
So, my answer to this question is Yesterday. And, I'm going to say that only Yesterday is an acceptable answer to me by others for this question, and that it is ... I'll say somewhat important to me. (Again, I suppose that might be too high and that it is only a little important, but I'll put somewhat for now.)
PS: Boy, it'd be embarrassing if I screwed this one up too, esp. after writing all of that... *cough*
PPS: Why do I have Paul McCartney singing in my head right about now?
I think the easiest way to figure this out is to put parentheses in, as if it were some sort of mathematical equation, and then solve from the innermost set out. So, we have:
(the day before (the day after (yesterday))) -- yesterday is a constant, so we can remove the parentheses around it, so now we have:
(the day before (the day after yesterday)) -- the day after yesterday is today, so we can substitute that, and then we have:
(the day before (today)) -- but today is again a constant so we can remove the parentheses around it, and now we have:
(the day before today) -- the day before today is yesterday, so we substitute that, and so we have:
(yesterday) -- and we are done.
So, my answer to this question is Yesterday. And, I'm going to say that only Yesterday is an acceptable answer to me by others for this question, and that it is ... I'll say somewhat important to me. (Again, I suppose that might be too high and that it is only a little important, but I'll put somewhat for now.)
PS: Boy, it'd be embarrassing if I screwed this one up too, esp. after writing all of that... *cough*
PPS: Why do I have Paul McCartney singing in my head right about now?
