This is a great summary. It belongs on one of the new (and forthcoming) KLI Trading Cards. On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 9:54 AM SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
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*
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