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Pioussoul Posted 19 years ago
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How to be Good(ish)

1b01i00How to be Good(ish)02i02b00 is the title of one of the "01i01b00INDIE KIDD02b02i00" books by a popular English writer named 01i00Karen MacCombie02i00.02br
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00For a start, what does the title imply? What connotations could it have from the perspective of a native speaker?02br
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00Second, why does the author add 01b01i00(ish)02i02b00 to the word Good? What does 01b01i00Goodish02i02b00 mean to you? What could it suggest?02br
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01b00Thanks for any insightful or wildest shot.02b0-
  

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02br 02br 00One has to read the book to be able to answer 'insightfuly' your question0-

— Inchoateknowledge

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0goodish means having the characteristics of good; sg is moderately good of its kind.02br
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  • 00(00) 01font00A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; w
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    0 01i00-ish:02i00 similar to, but not completely; somewhat, almost; "kind of", "sort of" - added to adjectives to minimize the full impact of their meaning, so to speak.02br
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    00 The title is intended to be humorous. It means:02br
    01i00How to be Good - Well, maybe not completely good, but close!02br
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