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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. grammar - Is it "most" or "the most" or "most of time"? - English ...

    Jan 8, 2015 · Nobody spends most money, either, pretty much only a government could lay claim to that. Time is even more egalitarian. The #1 forms I found on google all included a scope for …

  7. Comparative and Superlative for little? - English Language

    I disagree with most of these answers. "Little" is an absolute - like the word "unique". It cannot be qualified. "Littlest" is a word rather like the phrase "curiouser and curiouser", in that it is a sort …

  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 "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 …

  10. 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 …

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