Why not the best?

This story was first published in the Ideas section of the Sunday Boston Globe, February 1st, 2004. It was in a segment called "The Word," published every Sunday by Jan Freeman. The Word typically addressed contemporary issues  around usage of the English language and grammar. Ever since I started reading the Boston Globe in the nineties (even subscribing for a time), I looked forward to this section every week, knowing I would be smarter about the language at the end of every article:

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NEW ENGLAND sports commentators aren't usually accused of being too restrained, but Musa Pam, a devout fan, is hungry for some straightforward superlatives. A commentator on WEEI radio, Pam reports in an e-mail, called the Patriots "as good as any other team in the NFL." Then Archie Manning said his son Peyton was "as good a quarterback as any other ... (Full Article: 764 Words)