and why would you change it to best
2007-03-14 15:16:47 · 8 answers · asked by anyamichelle04 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is not a word. Best is already a superlative word, so it does not need a superlative suffix.
2007-03-14 15:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by cheeeeer 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bestest is not a word, and if you attempted to use it in serious conversation or formal writing, you would get funny looks.
Imagine for a moment that it does not matter that it is not a word. It is still a redundancy. If you say that something is the ---est, you are saying that it is the most ---. Right? However, best is a superlative of good, meaning the most good. Saying bestest would imply that something is the most most good, and that doesn't really make any sense.
If you got really carried away, you could say that something is the most bestest, which would be the most most most good. Do you see how this creates problems?
Frankly, I think that 'bestest' should be confiscated and locked up tight by the department of redundancies department.
2007-03-14 22:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by feral_black_gryphon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bestest is not a word. That is the reason I would not use it in a sentence.
2007-03-14 22:20:39 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I'm not 5 years old any more (You're the bestest mommy in the world)
2007-03-14 23:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by ricksgrl2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bestest is not a word.
2007-03-14 22:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good - better - best
(irregular forms of the superlative of the adjective 'good')
A regular adjective would have the following forms, for example:
nice - nicer - nicest
2007-03-15 02:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Best, itself is a superlative... of good.
2007-03-14 22:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Lala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bestest" ain't no word.
2007-03-14 22:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by Debra G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋