Worse and worse

[Jonathan Lighter]

I can't offer a citation, but I've heard this logical reversal ("more X than
the next" instead of "...the last") more than once.

Dyslogia?

JL


On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:11 AM, William Palmer <palmerwil at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Raleigh News & Observer food writer Andrea Weigl, describing her enjoyment
> of a restaurant's various preparations of beets, summarized by noting that
> "Each dish was more delicious than the next".
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