> From: Jeff Jones
>
> Looking at my notes, I discovered that I made an error in that post: I've
> actually been using the term "precision" for slightly more vs. more vs. a
> lot more, not "degree"; but I'm glad I made the error, since it prompted
> your additional comment. I also see that the dictionary uses "degree" in
> the terms "positive degree", "comparative degree", "superlative degree",
This is in fact the usage with which I am most familiar. and of course the
rarer "Equative degree".
David