Talk:accurater

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RFV discussion: May 2022

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I cannot find native English web pages that use this comparative and superlative, except for those that copy data from Wiktionary and one lone entry in Urban Dictionary. Technically, these word forms could exist but they don't. — This unsigned comment was added by 91.65.111.131 (talk) at 15:33, 5 May 2022 (UTC).Reply

You can't have searched very well. Look at all these results in Google Books (printed books, better than Web pages): [1]. The famous poet John Milton wrote "accuratest thoughts" in his Areopagitica. Equinox 15:43, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Both cited. —Svārtava (t/u) • 16:18, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I would say both of these are dated, notwithstanding the newer cites, which seem authored by academics for whom English is not their first language. DCDuring (talk) 16:23, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
RFV-passed. Overlordnat1 (talk) 08:57, 19 May 2022 (UTC)Reply