Re: [PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-14 Thread David Wilson
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Craig James craig_ja...@emolecules.com wrote: I disagree -- it's a glaring error.  More optimized or better optimized are perfectly good, and correct, phrases.  Why not use them?  Every time I read more optimal, I am embarrassed for the person who is showing

Re: [PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-14 Thread Craig James
David Wilson wrote: On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Angel Alvarez cl...@uah.es wrote: we suffer a 'more optimal' superlative missuse there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. im not native english speaker but i think it still applies. Well this a superlative list

Re: [PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-13 Thread Chris Browne
cl...@uah.es (Angel Alvarez) writes: more optimal plan... morreoptimal configuration... we suffer a 'more optimal' superlative missuse there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. im not native english speaker but i think it still applies. If I wanted to be pedantic

Re: [PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-13 Thread Angel Alvarez
El Miércoles, 13 de Mayo de 2009 Tom Lane escribió: Chris Browne cbbro...@acm.org writes: cl...@uah.es (Angel Alvarez) writes: there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. If I wanted to be pedantic about it, I'd say that the word nearly is missing. That is, it

[PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-12 Thread Angel Alvarez
Dear List mates, more optimal plan... morreoptimal configuration... we suffer a 'more optimal' superlative missuse there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. im not native english speaker but i think it still applies. Well this a superlative list so all of you deserve

Re: [PERFORM] superlative missuse

2009-05-12 Thread David Wilson
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Angel Alvarez cl...@uah.es wrote: we suffer a 'more optimal' superlative missuse there is  not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. im not native english speaker but i think it still applies. Well this a superlative list so all of you