samedi 3 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Excellent

Outstanding  -  Perfect  -  Superb

These words all describe sth that is extremely good.

Excellent extremely good. Excellent is used especially about standards of service or of sth that sb has worked to produce: The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night. | He speaks excellent English. Remember that excellent is also used to show that you are very pleased about sth or that you approve of sth: You can all come? Excellent!
Outstanding extremely good. Remember that outstanding is used especially about how well sb does sth or how good sb is at sth: An outstanding achievement.
Perfect extremely good. Perfect is used especially about conditions or how suitable sth is for a purpose: Conditions were perfect for walking. | She came up with the perfect excuse.
Superb (informal) extremely good or impressive: The facilities at the hotel are superb.

PATTERNS
*a(n) excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb job/ performance
*a(n) excellent/outstanding/superb achievement
*really/absolutely/quite excellent/outstanding/ perfect/superb

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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