Qualifying Absolutes? Don’t do it?

  • unique
  • fatal
  • surround
  • fill
  • reverse
  • gift
  • free

are all absolutes and therefore impossible to qualify. So please NO NO NO

  • most unique
  • more fatal
  • completely surround
  • fill up
  • reverse back
  • free gift

Examples of absolute adjectives are

  • absolute
  • basic
  • complete
  • empty
  • essential
  • final
  • full
  • ideal
  • impossible
  • perfect
  • pure
  • ultimate

Author: Janet Carr

Fashion, beauty and animal loving language consultant from South Africa living in Stockholm, Sweden.

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