On 9/24/2013 2:15 PM, Kris Murray wrote:
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> Hrm
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>> In grammar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar>, the
>> *superlative* is the form of an adverb
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb> or adjective
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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/).
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>>
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> The author should have said thinnest, fastest, lightest then?
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But he/she knew they weren't the thinnest, fastest, lightest, so using
the "er" version of those words was fine -- they just shouldn't have
been called superlatives.
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David H. Bailey
dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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