Every time somebody recommends a doctor, he's always the best. "Oh, is he good?" "Oh, he's the best. This guy's the best." They can't all be the best. There can't be this many bests. Someone's graduating at the bottom of these classes.
—Jerry Seinfeld
Modern discourse slants toward the superlative. Maybe it's a Western thing. I don't recall my immigrant p…
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