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Letter: A question of correct English

Letter: The word "upcoming" as in the upcoming election seems to have taken hold. Can any English scholar explain why the word "coming" should not be used instead?

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Letter: The word "upcoming" as in the upcoming election seems to have taken hold.

Newsreaders use it and your Ben Bentley even hyphenates it. Can any English scholar explain why the word "coming" should not be used instead?

Roger France

Muxton