Bigger is Better is BadBadBad

I made a huge mistake today. I knew I should have avoided it; I knew it was going to be trouble. That’s why you always go with your instincts, right?

The lesson I was teaching at Universidad Católica tonight was about comparitive adjectives. (e.g. This article is *longer* than that one. I need this shirt in a *bigger* size. It’s *more expensive* to live here. etc.) I thought I would be clever and think of some idioms using comparative adjectives (The grass is *greener* on the other side.) to share, and then have students coin some of their own idioms—just for fun.

Some common idioms in English: Sooner or later. For better or worse. Better than ever. Great, great, and great. Bigger is better. Not great. Very NOT great.

When I came to that one, there was a chuckle, then a giggle, then bursts of laughter. It was entertaining from my vantage point, where I could see a number of faces flush into shades of red. But I’m sure mine was equally as red. *Redder*. Classic learning experience.

What about houses?!? Are bigger houses better than smaller ones? Portion sizes!! Are bigger portions bigger than smaller ones? Nuh-uh. They wouldn’t stop laughing. [Sigh.]

Always go with your instincts, and avoid using “bigger is better” as an example for anything.

Moving right along, we jumped into new vocabulary: boxers, briefs, panties. Fantastic.

Is this unit almost over??? Let’s take a midterm or something.