----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
> Dan Minette wrote: > > > >>> No, it should be "ungooder" > >> > >> Oh, Alberto, you are about 18 years out of date. > >> > > > > Actually, you didn't get it right for 18 years ago, > > so maybe you didn't mean that. It should have > > been plus ungood. > > > No, _plus_ is the prefix for superlatives. > "double plus good" is very, very, good. Right. And un is the prefix for negation. So, good is good; bad is ungood; plus good is better; plus ungood is worse; double plus good is best; double plus ungood is worst....well, sorta...it lacks the nuance, but that _is_ the point. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
