Togo

dorénavant

Meaning

previously

Elsewhere

auparavant

Explanation

Standard French uses dorénavant to mean from now on, looking ahead. Togo and Benin point it the other way, back into the past.

Example

Dorénavant, on marchait pieds nus jusqu’à l’école.

In the old days, we used to walk to school barefoot.

Origin

Origin uncertain.

Where

TogoBenin

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