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"Do you agree with me that this is an awesome question?" A question about the use of superlatives.
Asked by rebbel (35549)
November 20th, 2011
On television especially, I feel superlatives are used very much indeed to much for my liking.
In real life I notice it too, but to a lesser extent.
I do it myself as well sometimes, but I am aware of it and I try to decrease the use of them.
The main reason being that when something really fantastic happens I feel that my awesome hasn’t got the sound/meaning I really want it to have.
For the same reason I dislike the (over)usage I see and hear on tv; I simply cannot ‘believe’ the stories of the persons when everything is great, greater, greatest and absolutely terrific.
Or to go short: Do you feel like me that the (over)usage of superlatives decreases their meaning/intention?
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