Here are the variants of law'/puS and other comparatives
we've gotten over the years.
A Q law' B Q puS
A is more Q than B
A Q law' Hoch Q puS
A is the most Q of all
Q A; rap B
B is as Q as A
Q A; nIb B
B is as Q as A (connotes precision)
A Q law' B Q rap
A is as Q as B
A Q puS B Q rap
A is as Q as B (connotes disparagement, seldom used)
A Q law' B Q nIb
A is as Q as B (connotes precision)
A Q law' B Q law'
A is as Q as B (connotes positive quality)
A Q puS B Q puS
A is as Q as B (connotes negative quality)
A Q law' B Q pIm
A's Q is different than B's Q (does not imply
that one is more Q than the other, only that their Qs are
different)
A Q law'be' B Q puSbe'
A is not more Q than B
Furthermore, wordplay, ungrammatical but common, allows one to
substitute antonyms into the standard comparative and superlative
constructions where law' and puS normally go. If
the positive antonym is used in place of law' and the
negative in place of puS, you get the same meaning as the
standard law'/puS. If the order is reversed, you get A
is less Q than B. The reversed version is seldom used.
Okrand does not give any examples of doing this with Hoch
in the B slot, but he says it can be done.
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