Double Superlative

Submitted by György Chityil ... on Sun, 12/02/2012 - 22:34

Language English

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Adjective

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Word

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POS

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current.text == "most" && next.text.endsWith("est") && next.pos == "JJS"

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next.text

Description:

A type of faulty comparison is the double superlative when a superlative ending in "est" follows words like "most" or "least". For example, instead of "most brightest" you would say brightest.

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