That’s a tough one isn’t it? I was brainstorming one evening and trying to think of interesting topics for the blog. I happened to write down the word supercar and then the word best and looking at the two words together made me think. How does one list the best supercars? Randomly? In alphabetical order? Chronologically? In order of personal preference? If the latter, then whose personal preference? And who is composing the list for that matter? The writer presumably, but if that’s the case it’s bound to be incorrect to readers, the word best being so subjective. Also, a slight thought; how does one define best, because best doesn’t necessarily mean fastest.
A list of the fastest supercars would be easy. Just Google fastest cars and then copy and paste your findings. The word best though. Best could mean anything. It could mean best built, best looking, best sounding, or it could be an amalgamation of all that. Also some of the most memorable and likable cars in the world are technically rubbish, but yet you still like them, if not love them.
I appreciate that best probably isn’t the best word to use (see what I did there?), but it’s a good word because it is so personal. You could say Great. That’s also very subjective and personal but it is more of a technical adjective. If you were to announce the greatest car in the world, it would have overtones of achieving more than was expected, being technically greater than predecessors or contemporaries. The best car though, doesn’t quite have so much gravity. It’s still analysing peak achievements and accomplishments but is derived from a more innocent origin, as if from urges and personal tastes rather then knowledge based opinions.
I will certainly have a think about this one, but it is tricky, because my best isn’t necessarily anyone else’s best. In my opinion the best ocean is the pacific. That’s my opinion, please feel free to disagree.
