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Dear Bingley: just for the fun of it I tried to see if I could find out when that "rule" came into use. No luck,so far. But I found this, which it amuses me to quibble with: Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form hot hotter hottest ripe riper ripest creamy creamier creamiest spicy spicier spiciest fragrant more fragrant most fragrant well-done more well-done most well-done flavorful more flavorful most flavorful
Der Quibblemeister asserts there is no comparative of "well done". More than well-done would be "over done". If you're talking about roast beef, you would do better to ask for it by color, red, pink, and gray.
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Questions, questions...
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02/06/04 07:32 AM
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Re: a coupla answers
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