Re: OT: Qualifying Absolutes
I know of no term. I would simply qualify the attempt to qualify an absolute as "clumsy" or "bad english." It really has no use in proper English. Informal coloquialisms containing qualified absolutes seem to be used only to add levity.
"What's 'is problem?" "Oi, looks a bit dead t'me, mate..."
Turin <---(Self-titled Grammarian)
__________________
Aa Turam Empire
Geekdom is eternal... you will be assimilated... resistance is futile.
A+ Se GdY S++ Fr- C* Cs* Sf- Ai++ Au>M! M- Mp! S@ Ss+ R! Pw+ Fq++ Nd? Rp++ G++ Mm++ Bb-- L-- Tcp
'We, the weird, chasing the pointless, for no reason at all, have been finding out things that have no effect on anything important for at least a couple days and are now qualified to chase our tails to the merriment of all watching.'-Narf et al
"Of course, you don't want to be going about handing out immortality willy-nilly, that just wouldn't be responsible." -O'Shea
|