On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Angel Alvarez <[email protected]> wrote: > we suffer a 'more optimal' superlative missuse > > there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. > > im not native english speaker but i think it still applies. > > Well this a superlative list so all of you deserve a better "optimal" use.
As a native english speaker: You are technically correct. However, "more optimal" has a well-understood meaning as "closer to optimal", and as such is appropriate and generally acceptable despite being technically incorrect. This is a postgres mailing list, not an english grammar mailing list... -- - David T. Wilson [email protected] -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
