To: Bella_Bru
Probably because nighest and nigher sound a little odd.Actually it's irregular, like good-better-best.
It's nigh-near-next.
79 posted on
06/01/2005 10:12:36 AM PDT by
wideawake
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To: wideawake
And that's why it sounded odd when I looked at it on Dictionary.com. They have nigher and nighest listed.
84 posted on
06/01/2005 10:16:51 AM PDT by
Bella_Bru
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