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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Comparative VS Superlative

1b00She’s the politest of all these girls. (A lot of girls).02b02br
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01b00She’s the politest of the two girls. 02b02br
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01b00Is "02b00She’s the politer of the two girls. 01b00(Two girls)" Old English? Or Do I have to use the comparative when I'm talking about two things or persons?02b02br
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01b00Thank ou in advance,02b02br
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01b00Eladio02b0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Old Eladio12cite 11b 10She’s the politest of all these girls. 12b 12br 12br 11b 10She’s the politest of the two girls. 12font 11b 10 of the two girls.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Old Eladio12cite 11b 10She’s the politest of all these girls.
  • 12b 12br 12br 11b 10She’s the politest of the two girls.
  • 12font 11b 10 of the two girls.
  • (Two girls)" Old English?
  • 12b 12br 12br 11b 10Thank ou in advance,12b 12br 12br 11b 10Eladio12b 12br 12blockquote 11font 00You are right: comparative for 2, superlative for more than 2.
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01cite10Old Eladio12cite11b10She’s the politest of all these girls. (A lot of girls).12b12br
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11b10She’s the politest of the two girls. 12b12br
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11b10Is "She’s the politer12b11font10"more polite" sounds better to my
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0So, if I understood you correctly, I can say in America: She's the politest (01u00or02u00 the most polite) of the two girls. Am I right?02br
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00Now, what about England, Australia, etc? Could anyone tell me?02br
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00And thank you, Philip.02br
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00Old Eladio0-
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0 Hello Eladio02br
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00"A Comprehensive Grammar of the English language" (by R.Quirk et al) says as follows.02br
01font00The superlative is often used for a comparison between two persons/things (like #1), but this is avoided in careful usage where the comparative is preferred (like #2). 02br
00 [1] He is the youngest
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