Superlative or not?
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In the sentence
In the time of full-blown financial crisis in the country's history the contingency measures undertaken by the bank's
shareholders and the management proved insufficient.
does the part in bold have an implied meaning of the most full-blown?
I get that connotation from the complement in the country's history.
superlative-degree
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In the sentence
In the time of full-blown financial crisis in the country's history the contingency measures undertaken by the bank's
shareholders and the management proved insufficient.
does the part in bold have an implied meaning of the most full-blown?
I get that connotation from the complement in the country's history.
superlative-degree
asked 6 hours ago
Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
1235
Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
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I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
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MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago
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In the sentence
In the time of full-blown financial crisis in the country's history the contingency measures undertaken by the bank's
shareholders and the management proved insufficient.
does the part in bold have an implied meaning of the most full-blown?
I get that connotation from the complement in the country's history.
superlative-degree
asked 6 hours ago
Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
1235
In the sentence
In the time of full-blown financial crisis in the country's history the contingency measures undertaken by the bank's
shareholders and the management proved insufficient.
does the part in bold have an implied meaning of the most full-blown?
I get that connotation from the complement in the country's history.
superlative-degree
superlative-degree
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Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
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Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
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Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
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asked 6 hours ago
Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
1235
asked 6 hours ago
Баян Купи-каБаян Купи-ка
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Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
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I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
1
MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago
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Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
1
I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
1
MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago
Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
1
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I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
1
1
MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago
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Where does this quote come from? It looks like an editing error.
– Robusto
6 hours ago
@Robusto i don't have the source, just the quotation, but i came across such construction in English quite a few times, it's not unknown to me, where's the error in your opinion?
– Баян Купи-ка
6 hours ago
1
I have to agree with Robusto. I would have written:During the GREATEST/WORST full-blown financial crisis in the country's history, <--(comma) ... And if the superlative meaning is not the one they intended, then: During A TIME/PERIOD of full-blown financial crisis in the country's (recent) history,...
– CocoPop
6 hours ago
1
MOST full-blown wouldn't work. FULL-BLOWN is already an extreme state - something has reached the highest degree of the state implied. Thus one thing cannot be more full-blown than another. However, the scope of its effects can be referred to with WORST/GREATEST/MOST DEVASTATING, etc.
– CocoPop
5 hours ago
@CocoPop right, makes sense... thank you
– Баян Купи-ка
5 hours ago