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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (77646)3/11/2000 11:15:00 PM
From: Cynic 2005  Read Replies (5) of 132070
 
Hey you guys, I can't take it any more - would you Americans STOP butchering the English language? You see, my mother tongue is Telugu. As Victor Borge would say, English is YOUR language and I am just trying to use it just as you abuse it! -g-

<<worser and worser >>

I have seen this in use too often on SI lately! et tu Mike?

Here is a lesson:

Good->Better->Best
Bad->Worse->Worst

Speaking of "et tu," Surprised by the stab he received from his best friend, Cesar said to Brutus, "et tu Brute?"

And, describing the cut made by the Stab of Brutus, Shakespear used the phrase "This is the most unkindest cut of all." A double superlative! English language takes exception to bending grammar rules for great authors. You ain't one, Mike! -g-
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