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| From | GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? |
| Date | 2016-01-04 16:11 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <devjtuF2rjjU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 04/01/2016 11:01, Janet wrote: > In article <f0fb630b-8ecc-4cf5-81ab-18b33d99b9f2@googlegroups.com>, > grammatim@verizon.net says... >> >> On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 5:59:07 PM UTC-5, Harrison Hill wrote: >>> On Sunday, 3 January 2016 22:50:50 UTC, Peter Moylan wrote: >>>> On 2016-Jan-04 09:13, Harrison Hill wrote: >>>>> On Saturday, 2 January 2016 17:31:35 UTC, Ant wrote: >>>>>> Which one is the correct spelling? Thank you in advance. :) >> >>>>> There are dozens of English phrases where either word is right >>>>> (or wrong); some people will observe nuances, others won't. >>>>> >>>>> Do you go "toward the coast" or "towards the coast"? >> >> The s is otiose. >> >>>>> "Worse ever" is Good English, and doesn't mean "worst ever". >>>>> My "worse ever" Christmas is this one - less enjoyable >>>>> than the previous two or three. That doesn't mean that it >>>>> compares with the "worst ever". >>>> That doesn't sound like English to me. >>> >>> We have a stock phrase in both Estuary and County: "Worse luck!" >>> >>> "I didn't win the lottery this week, worse luck!" >> >> There's no "ever" there, nor is one possible. (Don't move the goalposts.) > > I have never ever won the lottery, worse luck. I did (well, five numbers), so your luck is worse than mine. (Only about £1,450 since you ask.) -- Gordon Davie Edinburgh, Scotland
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"Worse ever" or "worst ever"? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-02 11:31 -0600
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-02 18:40 +0100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2016-01-02 18:55 -0500
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-03 14:29 +0100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-03 14:37 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-03 07:36 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-03 16:47 +0100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2016-01-03 12:28 -0500
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 16:26 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-02 21:27 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-01-03 05:56 -0500
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2016-01-03 13:16 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-03 16:47 +0100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? CDB <bellemarecd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 14:09 -0500
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 13:38 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 14:13 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 14:29 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 14:44 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 16:08 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-04 17:13 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-05 10:17 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-05 12:39 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 14:17 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> - 2016-01-04 23:20 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 15:52 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 19:48 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-05 16:47 +1100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-05 12:37 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-04 09:50 +1100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 14:59 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 19:34 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 01:40 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 04:25 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> - 2016-01-04 23:22 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-04 11:01 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-04 07:32 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 14:24 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 15:53 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 16:11 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-05 16:55 +1100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 04:54 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 04:57 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 07:27 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 07:25 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 08:22 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-05 15:55 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 21:16 -0700
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 11:15 -0700
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 16:11 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-04 08:11 +0100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 16:13 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> - 2016-01-04 23:26 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 16:30 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> - 2016-01-05 23:53 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2016-01-06 00:31 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-06 14:15 +1100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-06 12:19 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> - 2016-01-06 23:09 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-07 00:08 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-06 00:38 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-06 13:20 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 08:40 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? musika <mUs1Ka@NOSPAMexcite.com> - 2016-01-06 19:16 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 11:31 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2016-01-06 20:28 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 13:20 -0800
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-06 19:31 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-06 00:44 +0000
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-06 14:12 +1100
Re: "Worse ever" or "worst ever"? RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-06 03:12 -0700
"Worse thread ever" or "worst thread ever"? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-01-07 21:32 -0600
Re: "Worse thread ever" or "worst thread ever"? Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-07 21:07 -0700
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