In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible degree of the given descriptor. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est (e.g. healthiest,weakest) or the word most (most recent, most interesting).
On 9/23/2013 10:26 PM, Kris Murray wrote:
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> http://hothardware.com/News/Microsoft-Takes-Another-Stab-at-Tablets-Unveils-Surface-2-and-Surface-2-Pro/
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> unveiling its new Surface 2 products and the usual superlatives apply --
> thinner, lighter, faster, better.
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Thanks for this quote.
Those are not superlatives -- they're comparatives. Superlatives would
be "thinnest" "lightest" "fastest" "best". As stated, ending in "er"
they're merely comparatives.
Since Jim Saklad made a valid point about the misuse of the word
"decimate" I thought it only fitting to raise the "bad grammar" flag of
the mislabeling of words in this article. :-)
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David H. Bailey
dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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