Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Use of the Superlative

As an English teacher, one of the many lessons covered is how to use the comparative and superlative forms of different words.  Generally you add -er when comparing two things, and -est for three or more things.  With some words, you add more or most before the adjective.

In English, there's seemingly always an exception to the rule.  The word good in the comparative form changes to better, and to best in the superlative form.  Below is set of pictures to help illustrate this phenomenon.



Good: Preparing chicken feet in a spicy marinade sauce



Better: Chicken feet still hot on the grill, ready for consumption



Best: Eating chicken feet while playing Settlers of Catan


Best wishes,
Eric

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