“What colour are you painting the living room?”

“Ecru.”

“What?”

“You know, ecru. Kind of like magnolia, or eggshell.”

“Huh?”

“Whiteish.”

“Ah, ok! Why didn’t you just say that then?”

Is there a more useful suffix than -ish?

Sometimes we really don’t want to express ourselves in too extreme a way. If we don’t want to say something is fantastic or amazing, we can say it’s nice. Or, if it’s better than that, it’s great…ish. Continue reading →