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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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baddest
I have always thought that baddest is incorrect English. However, I have seen it many times and Google gives me almost 4 million hits. How is it with baddest then?
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" Words like this are often used for effect. He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him. I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun.
- " Words like this are often used for effect.
- He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him.
- I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun.
- It sounds good in a story.
- "
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The same reason you'll find many hits for "ain't." Words like this are often used for effect.
He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him.
I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun. It sounds good in a story.
In any type of formal writing, stick with
He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him.
I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun. It sounds good in a story.
In any type of formal writing, stick with
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The same reason you'll find many hits for "ain't." Words like this are often used for effect.
He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him.
I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun. It sounds good in a story.
In any type of formal writing, stick with
He was known to be the biggest, baddest, meanest bulldozer in the lot, and the little red backhoe was terribly frightened of him.
I bet a lot of the hits you found had other -est forms modifying the same noun. It sounds good in a story.
In any type of formal writing, stick with
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