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Shad Ow Posted 12 years ago
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hello ,as far as I know two sillable adj.-s are changed by adding "est" .Could you explain please why stupid becomes the stupidest in superlative form ? Shouldn't it be "the most stupid"? thanks in advance...

  

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Three (and more) syllable adjectives use the premodifier most to make the superlative. One- and two-syllable adjectives use the suffixes -er / -est. There are cases where either most or the suffix can be used: That is the most stupid idea that I ever heard.

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  • Three (and more) syllable adjectives use the premodifier most to make the superlative.
  • One- and two-syllable adjectives use the suffixes -er / -est.
  • There are cases where either most or the suffix can be used: That is the most stupid idea that I ever heard.
  • That is the stupidest idea that I ever heard.
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Three (and more) syllable adjectives use the premodifier most to make the superlative.

One- and two-syllable adjectives use the suffixes -er / -est.

There are cases where either most or the suffix can be used:

That is the most stupid idea that I ever heard.
That is the stupidest idea that I ever heard.
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For two-syllable adjectives (note the correct spelling) you usually have a choice: add est or use most before the adjective.
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