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11Samalt IP numbrilt on siin varem kommenteerinud: Õ is not most unique! (15:25)
Avaldas ju, Avaldas isegi kommentaari, millel arikliga vähimatki seost ei ole.
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0Kes siis ajalehe artiklite kommentaarides arveid õiendab? On selge, et artikliks see ei sobi.
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1Samalt IP numbrilt on siin varem kommenteerinud: to "Õ is not" and "kahju" (19:23)
'Unique' is a categorical, not a scalar, term.
That means: something can be 'unique' or 'not unique', but; not either more or less unique.
Look it up in the dictionary!
That means: something can be 'unique' or 'not unique', but; not either more or less unique.
Look it up in the dictionary!
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3“Look it up in the dictionary!” This is called mastery of the language people use: "According to The Oxford English Dictionary, since the middle of the 19th century unique has “had a tendency to take the wider meaning of ‘uncommon, unusual, remarkable’"(1). Should absolutes be modified? From the standpoint of an interest in writing, the identification of “most unique” as a wordiness issue (i.e. as confusing), is controversial.
Language mavens are self-appointed (“isehakkanud” [sic]) authorities par excellence (2). They are generally prescriptive, not descriptive, grammarians, with little or no background in linguistics. They attempt to prescribe usage (3), not to analyze, deliberate, contemplate, or formulate questions.
1. https://www.quickanddirtytips....
2. https://www.thoughtco.com/what...
3. https://www.thoughtco.com/what...
Language mavens are self-appointed (“isehakkanud” [sic]) authorities par excellence (2). They are generally prescriptive, not descriptive, grammarians, with little or no background in linguistics. They attempt to prescribe usage (3), not to analyze, deliberate, contemplate, or formulate questions.
1. https://www.quickanddirtytips....
2. https://www.thoughtco.com/what...
3. https://www.thoughtco.com/what...
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4Interesting article!
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