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Subject: [OM] Re: OT English as she is spoke OT
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:21:07 +0000
Ah, but it would seem you have Britished* (or should I say "Britishized"?) it 
up a bit.  In the
pure and original American form, it would be "a way more better example," 
rather than the somewhat more elegant "way more better an example."  Just an 
observation.  :-)

Walt

*Verbing a noun, which wierds language, like Calvin said 

--
"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>

--snip--> 
>and in that respect way more better an example*. 
> 
--snip--
> --
> Piers
> 
> * For casual readers, please note the deliberate non-conventional (for
> British English) usage of reduplicated comparatives, for artistic effect.
>  
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