Impossible
Hello
Can we grade the adjective "imposible" to/into a comparative and superlative form?
Ex/ impossible more impossible ..........
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JA
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The so-called 'absolute' adjectives are in theory non-gradable, especially items like "unique", "complete", perfect" etc. "Impossible" traditionally belongs in that class of adjectives, and the reasoning goes that if the impossibility of something is not absolute, then it is not impossible at all. But the definition of "absolute" has become watered down over time, and nowadays just about everyone says that something is "virtually/totally/more/most/ almost impossible.
- The so-called 'absolute' adjectives are in theory non-gradable, especially items like "unique", "complete", perfect" etc.
- "Impossible" traditionally belongs in that class of adjectives, and the reasoning goes that if the impossibility of something is not absolute, then it is not impossible at all.
- But the definition of "absolute" has become watered down over time, and nowadays just about everyone says that something is "virtually/totally/more/most/ almost impossible.
- So the answer to your question is yes, probably!
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The so-called 'absolute' adjectives are in theory non-gradable, especially items like "unique", "complete", perfect" etc.
"Impossible" traditionally belongs in that class of adjectives, and the reasoning goes that if the impossibility of something is not absolute, then it is not impossible at all.
But the definition of "absolute" has become watered down over time, and nowadays just
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