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- valediction - Does Bests mean Best regards in emails? - English . . .
One of my colleagues (not a native English speaker) always ends his emails like this: Bests Mike I guess he means Best regards with Bests Could someone help explain?
- Usage of have ever - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
It was the best food you had eaten at the time you ate it on your past trip to that restuarant; however, it is now no longer the best food you have eaten, because you have eaten food since that trip that was better As for using the verb to have instead of to eat, as in That is was the best food I have ever had This is okay in spoken English
- How can I apologize and promise that a mistake wont happen again?
Steve's suggestion is the best, but if you want to apologise in a more formal way, then: I deeply regret what occurred, and I promise that I will make every effort and do everything in my power to prevent its reoccurrence
- better vs best - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The second sentence, as you said, contains a superlative, "best " In English, unlike in some other languages such as Spanish, the superlative does not require a definite article In fact, it would actually sound weird to say, "It is the best to stay here " The second sentence means this: It is better to stay here than anywhere else
- grammar - Like best the best like most the most - English Language . . .
I like chocolate and sweets but i like peanut best = 'correct'👍 and widely used by English speakers even though may be considered as a little informal I like chocolate and sweets but i like peanut the most= 'correct'👍 and more formal
- What is the difference between run over and run under in the . . .
I think it's probable that when the phrase 'run over' was first used, people actually would be run over by the wheels of whatever vehicle hit them However, since cars are shorter now, the effect of being hit by them has changed Thus, 'run under' is the more correct explanation, while 'run over' is still more commonly used
- adverbs - Is the phrase the best out of bests correct? - English . . .
Quite commonly used in India, the phrase "the best out of bests" is claimed to denote that you get something that is unmatched and of above-all quality However, I avoid using this most of the times
- word usage - I did my best vs I did the best I could - English . . .
In one post, a commenter maintained that the phrases "I did my best" and "I did the best I could" don't mean quite the same thing If it is true, what is the fine difference between the two?
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