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purple hayes
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 Posted: 06/13/03 - 08:12 Post subject: Grammar question
I've got 3 kids; boy (17), girl (16), girl (12).
When I refer to my 12 y.o. daughter, is she my youngest (superlative) daughter because she's the youngest of 3 kids or is she my younger (comparative) daughter since she's the younger of the 2 daughters?
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robp
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Posted: 06/13/03 - 08:14 Post subject: Re: Grammar question
| purple hayes wrote: | I've got 3 kids; boy (17), girl (16), girl (12).
When I refer to my 12 y.o. daughter, is she my youngest (superlative) daughter because she's the youngest of 3 kids or is she my younger (comparative) daughter since she's the younger of the 2 daughters? |
She's both....
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thegman
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Posted: 06/13/03 - 09:09 Post subject: Re: Grammar question
| purple hayes wrote: | I've got 3 kids; boy (17), girl (16), girl (12).
When I refer to my 12 y.o. daughter, is she my youngest (superlative) daughter because she's the youngest of 3 kids or is she my younger (comparative) daughter since she's the younger of the 2 daughters? |
The rule is to use a comparative adjective when only two are involved. When speaking of only your daughters you'd use younger.
But if you refer to her as your youngest child of three, it's already implied that she's your younger daughter. 
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elkid
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Posted: 06/13/03 - 09:35 Post subject: Re: Grammar question
| thegman wrote: | The rule is to use a comparative adjective when only two are involved. When speaking of only your daughters you'd use younger.
But if you refer to her as your youngest child of three, it's already implied that she's your younger daughter. |
PH knows the terms SUPERLATIVE and COMPARATIVE and not how to use them? geesh!
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