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HungryHippo1234 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Good vs Great

Are good and great mutually exclusive. If so, why do people say: "This player isn't good, it's great." or "This food isn't good, it's great." If not, why not?

  

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In that kind of context, great is considered to be better than good .

— Clive

  • In that kind of context, great is considered to be better than good .
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In that kind of context, great is considered to be better than good.

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Are good and great mutually exclusive. If so, why do people say: "This player isn't good, it's great." or "This food isn't good, it's great." If not, why not?

You have to "read between the lines".

This kind of statement means

I would not describe this food as good. (That makes the listener think you are saying that the food is bad. The s

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