Dan Minette wrote:
>
> ----- 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 Oh, Alberto, you are about 18 years out of date.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. :-)
They never used "triple", did they? "Triple" is a good one. As in, "I
triple dog dare you!"
Julia
Different Story Maru
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