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post as a preposition
Is "post" a preposition here?
"How are you feeling, post your operation?" "Post Monday's meeting, we have decided to dedicate our funds to..."
Yes. It is being employed as a proposition in those byspels, but that is not the correct usage of 'post', and it sounds a bit strange and unnatural.
'Post' is usually only used as a prefix ("post-"), as in "post-operative" meaning "after"
Are we then seeing the introduction of new prepositions to a class that was thought to be closed?
<I agree with Leasnam, it's just a prefix in English. >
Yes, but above it is functioning as a preposition.
<<Yes, but above it is functioning as a preposition. >>
Yes, but that's not standard usage. It seems like someone trying to be 'inventive' with the language by making up their own 'unique' phrases. I guess they think it adds to their alleged 'individuality', or maybe they fancy themselves as linguistic geniuses with the ability to influence language use by the mere fact that they think it sounds good. Unfortunately for them, and to our great amusement, it doesn't really work and they end up looking like tools.
<It seems like someone trying to be 'inventive' with the language by making up their own 'unique' phrases.>
Who do you think invented the language? And do you think that the Standard has not changed developed?
The standard does indeed change over time, but it hasn't yet changed so far as to include this. (Nor, I suspect, will it ever.)
but it hasn't yet changed so far as to include this.
Can you name the last few items that were brought in the standard, Almond Bread? |