I believe "flood" is the metaphor you're looking for. They flood the forum with useless information. Edit: Beat to the punch by Mr.Mike. Edit: He he, from Japan

Eh? Then my dictionary (Merriam-Webster) must be incorrect. Main Entry: fun Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sometimes fun·ner sometimes fun·nest Date: circa 1846 1 : providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment 2 : full of

'Funner' is a word. So is 'funnest'. The inflected forms are listed in good dictionaries. The rules of thumb are good if you don't have a dictionary handy.

I was not trying to put anyone down with my comments, I was merely speculating about the origins of "winningest". By the way, I searched for "winningest" on google. My first page of results was nothing but sports related articles. Do sports

I'd like to add to Chris's list: 3. Use will for promises. "Honey, I'll do it tomorrow." Uses of 'going to' and 'will' overlap. It's really a matter of the speaker's perspective, if they even care to distiguish it. "Sue passed the

in "a couple of things" - couple is a noun. in "a couple things" - couple is an adjective. Bubr, take a look at what www.m-w.com has to say about couple (adjective). It appears to be just fine, if a little informal.

One last thought. A good dictionary lists all words. A word will either have its own entry or will be listed under its root. If this is for a bet or you're trying to convince someone, ask them to find "winningest" anywhere in a dictionary.

A finite clause has a finite verb. A finite verb has tense. E.g.: "I run daily." A non-finite clause has a verb without tense. E.g.: "...to run daily..." See (under f and n): http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/frames/glossary.htm

It's bad grammar. Here's a quote that I think sums it up rather nicely: "The best way to be certain whether the comparative and superlative forms of a particular adjective or adverb are formed by the -er/-est endings or by the words

D - Lack of parallelism It should read: "...swept the floor, washed the dishes, and mended the clothes..."