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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Proud. From a National Geographic
Hy evryone, it's my first post in here. I'm studing English by reading and listening articles and audio from original sources, in English. If I make some mistakes, please correct me! :-) I read this phrase in a National Geographic (11/1994) "The Pacific coast – moneyed, neoned, economically mighty – is what the Japanese are proudest to display." Why the writer are using here "proudest" and not only "proud"? I don't understand why using a superlative adjective related to a feeling that are already "high", "over the standard"... TIA  SignatureGuru Non coltivate i beni terreni, non rimarrà niente. Coltivate l'amore delle persone, vale più di qualsiasi oro. > Hy evryone, it's my first post in here. > I'm studing English by reading and listening articles and audio from > original sources, in English. "... by reading and listening *to* articles ..." > If I make some mistakes, please correct me! :-) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Why the writer are using here "proudest" and not only "proud"? "Writer" is singular, so you need "is" rather than "are". In addition, the order is changed for questions, so make it "Why is the writer using ...". "... not only proud" would normally be "... not just 'proud'" in the U.S., I think. > I don't understand why using a superlative adjective related to a > feeling that are already "high", "over the standard"... The writer is indicating that the Japanese are proud of much (if not all) of their country, but are most proud of the Pacific coast. Bill in Kentucky > "Writer" is singular, so you need "is" rather than "are". In addition, > the order is changed for questions, so make it "Why is the writer using > ...". "... not only proud" would normally be "... not just 'proud'" in > the U.S., I think. Thanks a lot! :-) (I must be more careful!) > > I don't understand why using a superlative adjective related to a > > feeling that are already "high", "over the standard"... > > The writer is indicating that the Japanese are proud of much (if not > all) of their country, but are most proud of the Pacific coast. Ooooh! In that sense... He spoke about a feeling for a piece of the country, that was bigger than the feeling for the rest. Like this? (So it is rough, but it's understandable) SignatureGuru Non coltivate i beni terreni, non rimarrà niente. Coltivate l'amore delle persone, vale più di qualsiasi oro. >> "Writer" is singular, so you need "is" rather than "are". In addition, >> the order is changed for questions, so make it "Why is the writer using [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > country, that was bigger than the feeling for the rest. Like this? > (So it is rough, but it's understandable) That sounds right. For the Pacific coast the Japanese have the biggest feeling of pride. Bill in Kentucky >Hy evryone, it's my first post in here. >I'm studing English by reading and listening articles and audio from [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >I don't understand why using a superlative adjective related to a >feeling that are already "high", "over the standard"... "Proud" is not an absolute in the sense of, say, "unique". Something cannot be uniquer than another thing (even if one does see "uniquer" and "uniquest" - wrongly - in print). "Proue" on the ohter had can very. One might be proud of one's writing in an essay, and prouder yet of the literature prize it garnered. Signature************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * >> Hy evryone, it's my first post in here. >> I'm studing English by reading and listening articles and audio from [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the ohter had can very. One might be proud of one's writing in an > essay, and prouder yet of the literature prize it garnered. That could stand to have some corrections. Bill in Kentucky > Hy evryone, it's my first post in here. > I'm studing English by reading and listening articles and audio from [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Coltivate l'amore delle persone, > vale più di qualsiasi oro. proud prouder proudest |
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