On 1/1/2014 7:24 AM, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
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Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
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Yes, less worse.
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker and what is worse: I don't live in an English speaking country
what means that some colloquialisms are well over my head. I do not
intend to nitpick.
I found "less worse" somewhat funny. Is that part of modern English?
I learned "not as bad as" but English changed so much since then and
"not as bad as" does not seem to convey the same shade of meaning as
"less worse".
I found this article:
http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/22/now-the-less-worse-economy-looks-good/
Is that special biz speak of Hong Kong? T'isnt Scots innit?
Eike
Yes, "less worse" is colloquial English that's been around for many
years (I've forgotten when I first heard it - maybe the 1970's? IDK). It
stems from "bad - worse -worst". As "worse" has a more negative
connotation than "bad", "less worse" has a more negative connotation
than "not as bad as".
Jerry
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