Chris Browne <cbbrowne@xxxxxxx> writes: > clist@xxxxxx (Angel Alvarez) writes: >> there is not so 'more optimal' thing but a simple 'better' thing. > If I wanted to be pedantic about it, I'd say that the word "nearly" is > missing. > That is, it would be "strictly correct" if one instead said "more > nearly optimal." This sort of construction is longstanding practice in English anyway. The most famous example I can think of offhand is in the US Constitution: "... in order to form a more perfect union ..." regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance