tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565245008934521902.post2622971995772679387..comments2024-02-25T20:06:30.851-08:00Comments on Free Range Reading: One word, two wordsMark Sampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853247452846940409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565245008934521902.post-44983139900672339802010-07-10T16:23:43.387-07:002010-07-10T16:23:43.387-07:00Hi Nina,
No, you are correct - hugest is totally ...Hi Nina,<br /><br />No, you are correct - hugest is totally unnecessary, and rather juvenile. Here's my 20-second grammar spiel on superlatives: If it's a one-syllable word, you can add "-est": eg. cute/cutest, hot/hottest, etc. If it's more than one syllable, you need to say "the most": eg the most intelligent, the most bizarre. The only exception is if the Mark Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853247452846940409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565245008934521902.post-4752213802574209052010-07-10T06:12:36.951-07:002010-07-10T06:12:36.951-07:00Can you help correct my stubborn friend, or me if ...Can you help correct my stubborn friend, or me if necessary... she used the following sentence, "You have the hugest family" I say the word "hugest" was not needed, she could have said "you have a huge family" I thought she sounded dumb? or did I?Nina Emelianoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603415536851119592noreply@blogger.com