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Deborah Pickett Jun 6

English speakers: what’s your opinion on the word “thrice”?

Great word, I use it unironically

38%

Silly word, I use it in jest

27.2%

A bit archaic, users get side-eye

28.1%

Linguistic trash can, just say “three times”

4.4%

I’m not familiar with this word

2.3%

Poll ended at Jun 7 at 11:59pm.

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JAMES PILAND

@futzle I consistently use "thrice" instead of "three times". It is concise and fun. In fact, just yesterday, in a text to a friend, I used "my thrice weekly visits to cardiac rehab...".

"Quarce", on the other hand, is a bit pretentious. 🙂