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pat

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An inconsistency
« on: August 17, 2014, 07:19:04 PM »
In yesterday's relativism puzzle, limier was rare but limiest was common. Surely they should both be in the same category.

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Re: An inconsistency
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2014, 07:49:52 PM »
In yesterday's relativism puzzle, limier was rare but limiest was common. Surely they should both be in the same category.

I am content to leave this to the Limeys to argue. :D
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Re: An inconsistency
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 12:11:10 PM »
But Limeys is the noun whilst limier and limiest are adjectives!

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Re: An inconsistency
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2020, 02:20:42 PM »
This is similar to the ashier / ashiest issue, just resolved by having both words rare. The same approach seems appropriate here, so limiest will be classed as a rare word from now on.
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