
grammar - Is it correct to use "most" + "-est" together? - English ...
Welcome to the most wildest show on earth. Someone pointed out the most wildest and I was wondering if it was OK to use most with a word that ends in -est together.
Do I need to put “the” before “most” in this sentence?
Is putting “ the ” before “most” in this sentence compulsory, optional, or a mistake? Fascination with language and attention to particular regions and communities in America are the most common …
"Which do you like best?" or "Which do you like most?"
Most seems to me to connote a larger sample from which to choose. It is also asking more (to my way of thinking) for shades of interpretations instead of an authoritative opinion. Best limits the choices and …
superlative degree - How/when does one use "a most"? - English …
I've recently come across a novel called A most wanted man, after which being curious I found a TV episode called A most unusual camera. Could someone shed some light on how to use "a most" and …
meaning - Is "most" equivalent to "a majority of"? - English Language ...
Here "most" means "a plurality". Most dentists recommend Colgate toothpaste. Here it is ambiguous about whether there is a bare majority or a comfortable majority. From the 2nd Language Log link: I …
Most is vs most are - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Most is what is called a determiner. A determiner is "a word, such as a number, article, personal pronoun, that determines (limits) the meaning of a noun phrase." Some determiners can only be …
What are the most common letters used in pairs after others in the ...
I have a question which is somewhat similar to What are the most common consonants used in English? (on wikiHow). What are the most common seven letters that come second in pairs after consonants and
adverbs - Which is more common - 'the most' or 'most'? - English ...
1 If your question is about frequency, in both the Corpus of Contemporary English and the British National Corpus there are three times as many records for most as for the most.
meaning - "Convenient for you" vs "convenient to you" - English ...
Jan 29, 2012 · As well as the most common sense of convenient (i.e. suiting you, not causing you time or trouble), there is the related sense of close, near-by, as in " We stopped at a convenient gas …
grammatical number - When "most is" and when "most are"? - English ...
3 Most corn seed is genetically engineered. Most people in town are unemployed. Most fish is/are seawater species? Is there any general rule that separates where the majority part described by …