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How do you pronounce superlative?

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SarkyWench · 22/11/2012 19:45

I think that ds1 has been taught this incorrectly.

  1. super-LAY-tiv (to rhyme with "super native")
    or
  2. soo-PER-li-tiv
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RightUpMyRue · 22/11/2012 19:46
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AppleOgies · 22/11/2012 19:46

Soo-PER-lah-tiv

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AppleOgies · 22/11/2012 19:47

1 is just wrong.., who on earth says super-lay-tiv?!

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TessCowDirect · 22/11/2012 19:48

I agree with Apple.

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Crikeyblimey · 22/11/2012 19:48

Soup-er-lativ

1 is just not the same word - madness.

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picnicbasketcase · 22/11/2012 19:48
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chrisrobin · 22/11/2012 19:49

2

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BrokenBananaTantrum · 22/11/2012 19:49

Sue pearl a tive

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HoratiaWinwood · 22/11/2012 19:49

Two. Obviously. Roffle.

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cashmere · 22/11/2012 19:50

2

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KristinaM · 22/11/2012 19:52

2

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BOFingSanta · 22/11/2012 19:52

Definitely 2.

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hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 22/11/2012 19:52
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LunaticFringe · 22/11/2012 19:53

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Pascha · 22/11/2012 19:53

No 2. Sue PEARL ativ.

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Notquite · 22/11/2012 19:56

2

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lovethesun1 · 22/11/2012 19:58

No.2 definitely!

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HullyEastergully · 22/11/2012 20:00

I LOVE Super-laytive.

I am going to adopt it for-Thwith

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DilysPrice · 22/11/2012 20:07

Correctly.

(though David Bowie at Live Aid referred to everyone's effort as "superlatative", which is an excellent word, so I frequently struggle with the urge to say that instead).

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SarkyWench · 22/11/2012 20:53

Thank fuck for that.

I thought I was losing my mind...

I got ds1 to tactfully suggest that his mum thinks it might be but she is insisting that I am wrong.

Do I persevere? Or let a generation of children spread comedy pronunciation wherever they go?

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MirandaGoshawk · 22/11/2012 21:03

Maybe the teacher has an unusual accent which makes some words sound odd?

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SarkyWench · 22/11/2012 21:19

Nope. Nothing unusual.


This is up there with hyper-bowl and yoze-might
(different people before you ask)

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ISeeThreadPeople · 22/11/2012 21:21

DD's preschool teacher read a book to them all about Archy Meds.

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SarkyWench · 22/11/2012 21:24

Very intellectual (I think...)

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redwellybluewelly · 22/11/2012 21:25

2

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