For whatever reason, the use of superlative -issima and its related forms have been the greatest thing since sliced bread in this year’s Latin classes. Comparatives and superlatives are featured prominently in Olianna et obiectum magicum, which we read Week 4 back in September, so –issima has been heard, read, and even spontaneously spoken, nearly the entire year.
But what makes it compelling?!
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