Posted by yoshimi on November 8, 2004, at 20:56:08
In reply to Lou's response to yoshimi-dbl » yoshimi, posted by Lou Pilder on November 8, 2004, at 20:41:52
doubleplus- - A Prefix used to create the superlative form of an adjective or adverb. (i.e. - pluscold and doublepluscold meant, respectively, 'very cold' and 'superlatively cold'.
"If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and "splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning, or "doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still. "But it doesn't reallly matter Lou. And I apologize for posting it. Because I wont be around to clarify my reasons for being compelled to do that.
Yoshimi
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