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- adverbs - About best , the best , and most - English Language . . .
Both sentences could mean the same thing, however I like you best I like chocolate best, better than anything else can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified I like you the best Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best can be used when choosing from some choices
- grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English . . .
So, " It is the best ever " means it's the best of all time, up to the present " It was the best ever " means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have happened since then, or it includes up to the present
- definite article - Most best with or without the - English . . .
I mean here "You are the best at tennis" "and "you are best at tennis", "choose the book you like the best or best" both of them can have different meanings but "most" and another adverb in a standalone sentence has a completely different meaning
- expressions - its best - how should it be used? - English Language . . .
It's best that he bought it yesterday or It's good that he bought it yesterday 2a has a quite different meaning, implying that what is being approved of is not that the purchase be made, but that he is the one to make it 3 "It's best (if) he (not) buy it tomorrow " is not a subjunctive form, and some options do not work well
- Why does the best of friends mean what it means?
The best of friends literally means the best of all possible friends So if we say it of two friends, it literally means that the friendship is the best one possible between any two people In its common (idiomatic) use, it most often actually just means "very good" friends
- Which one is the best vs. which one the best is
"Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is " should be the correct form This is very good instinct, and you could even argue that the grammar is good, but at best it's unnatural When we replace the superlative "the best" with the normal version, we get this:
- 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
- fits or suits my needs? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In a formal letter, what kind of sentence could I write? The programme perfectly suits my needs The programme perfectly fits my needs EDIT: According to a dictionary the phrase with "fits" makes
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