30.1743, Qs: Postmodern vs Future

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Subject: 30.1743, Qs: Postmodern vs Future

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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 22:39:27
From: Ralph Clarke [ralph at PeacekeeperProducts.com]
Subject: Postmodern vs Future

 
Conceptually,  I know there is a difference between postmodern and future.

However:

post- WORD ORIGIN. a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent
to,” “posterior to,”

adjective: modern
relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

noun: future
the time or a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time
regarded as still to come.

Aren't they essentially the same thing?

Is there something I'm missing?

I apologize if this is a stupid question.
 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)



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