'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
And is one way more correct than the others?
A word that (literally) drives people nuts
Or both? Or neither?
And how did it get that name?
Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.