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Originally Posted by cromag
Maybe it's an "Americanism" but I use the term "second to last" all the time. The second book in a series is second after the first and "second to last" is the second counting back from the last.
Oh, and thanks! I have only read one other book in the series, but I really liked it, so I got it!
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In the USA, "penultimate" and "second to last" are synonymous. Not at all unambiguous.