Q&A With Grey: Favorites Edition
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Download"Challenge: can you post another Q&A within six months?"
No. I cannot.
"What are your favorite and least favorite kinds of questions to answer?"
A long time ago, in a state far away
I did an event with some friends where my job was to pick questions from the audience.
Right before the show started, pretty Derek turned to me and said, "Please don't pick superlatives."
And I said, "What's a superlative?"
"Best, worst, favorite, least favorite"
"Aaaaah."
The show begins and those were probably half the questions in the bowl.
But Derek, having had much more experience with Q&As, was totally right.
On the spot those questions are pretty hard to answer.
But also, as I've grown up, I've found the whole concept of a favorite '$X' has become more...
...abstract, and situational.
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Key Vocabulary (9)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
A sentence or phrase used to find out information or to test someone's knowledge. It is a fundamental tool for communication that usually requires a response or an answer from another person.
extended
"Long road."
An answer is something you say, write, or do to respond to a question or a situation. It can also refer to the correct solution to a problem or a test question.
"The answer is important."
A person or object that is considered attractive or pleasing to look at. While mostly used as an adjective, as a noun it refers to decorative items or a charming person.
"The pretty is important."
