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  1. grammar - When to use "most" or "the most" - English Language …

    Jul 7, 2015 · "But what I remembered most is moving a lot" is correct, with or without "the". Although "the most" is the superlative, preferable. Here, "most" is used as an adverb modifying …

  2. meaning - Is "most" equivalent to "a majority of"? - English …

    "Most of the children chose cauliflower." Probably means a majority. "Cauliflower was chosen the most." Could be just a plurality. But wow, it's pretty vague. It might be very hard to say without …

  3. "Most of which" or "most of whom" or "most of who"?

    Apr 1, 2022 · Since "most of _____" is a prepositional phrase, the correct usage would be "most of whom." The phrase "most of who" should probably never be used. Another way to think …

  4. "Most important" vs "most importantly" - English Language

    Oct 22, 2014 · To cite example 1 ("Most importantly [what is most important is that], Bob is dead") grammatically means that Bob is "importantly dead". Maybe that means Bob is a martyr or that …

  5. Most is vs most are - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Most men are stupid. B. Most of the men in that club are stupid. C. Most of the men in the world are stupid. Sentences A and C seem the same in principle, but only A is completely unlimited. …

  6. What letter pairs are the most frequent in English written text?

    Sep 17, 2020 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  7. Is "funnest" a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    My 2 cents, do not use "funnest", replace it with "the best". E.g.: "That was the funnest party ever!" vs "That was the best party ever!" For the nit-picky, the best way of saying the above …

  8. How would one know when to choose 'preferred' or 'preferable'?

    Sep 27, 2013 · When used as an adjective, the word "preferred" generally precedes the noun that it defines (preferred customers, preferred method, preferred means, preferred spelling, etc.) …

  9. Is “zzzzz” the most common spelling to represent a person sleeping?

    What is the most common or correct spelling of "zzzzz"? (1) zzzzz (5 letters) (2) zzzz (4 letters) (3) zzz (3 letters) My question stems from when I first wrote it as "zzzzz" (5 letters) in an …

  10. Which is correct - "most quiet" or "quietest"? [duplicate]

    Dec 8, 2013 · Since quiet is a two-syllable adjetive, the rule-of-thumb would make more quiet and most quiet the expected comparative forms; however, quietest and quieter are six-times more …

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