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	<title>Comments on: Special comparatives and superlatives in Italian</title>
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		<title>By: Hermes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hermes</dc:creator>
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		<description>Careful about relative superlatives, they are tricky: "I am the best" is definitely "sono il migliore" and "I am the worst" "sono il peggiore".  But "sono il maggiore" normally means "I am the eldest" or even "i am the elder (of two)" and "sono il minore" means "I am the youngest" or "I am the younger one or the less important of two".

Superiore, supremo, inferiore and infimo have special usage.  You can certainly say "il piano superiore, il piano inferiore" (the higer or lower floor) with reference to the floors of a building, but "il piano infimo o il piano supremo" have a definite metaphysical implication.  If you want to refer to the higher or lower floor of a building, you should stick to "il piano piu' alto (o l'ultimo piano) e il piano piu' basso".</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Careful about relative superlatives, they are tricky: &#8220;I am the best&#8221; is definitely &#8220;sono il migliore&#8221; and &#8220;I am the worst&#8221; &#8220;sono il peggiore&#8221;.  But &#8220;sono il maggiore&#8221; normally means &#8220;I am the eldest&#8221; or even &#8220;i am the elder (of two)&#8221; and &#8220;sono il minore&#8221; means &#8220;I am the youngest&#8221; or &#8220;I am the younger one or the less important of two&#8221;.</p>
<p>Superiore, supremo, inferiore and infimo have special usage.  You can certainly say &#8220;il piano superiore, il piano inferiore&#8221; (the higer or lower floor) with reference to the floors of a building, but &#8220;il piano infimo o il piano supremo&#8221; have a definite metaphysical implication.  If you want to refer to the higher or lower floor of a building, you should stick to &#8220;il piano piu&#8217; alto (o l&#8217;ultimo piano) e il piano piu&#8217; basso&#8221;.</p>
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