How do I express the position of an object by counting from the last?
I have some events. a occurred the the first and d occurred the last. The order is as follows
a > b > c > d
How do I express the position of c. I'd like to count from the last. Is it correct to say?
c is the second last event
What are the alternative words?
Solution 1:
The word you are looking for is penultimate.
M-W:
penultimate: next to the last, e.g., the penultimate chapter of a book