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  1. 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.

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

    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 …

  3. "at most" vs. "at least" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I tend to use two phrases randomly with speech but I'd like know to what's exactly the difference between the two? Let's suppose for example: Spend at most $20 on the lunch. Spend at least …

  4. 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 …

  5. Word or expression for "the most important point" [closed]

    So perhaps I should have used "the most important point" instead. Edited now. EDIT 2 Enjoying the pool, even if it was the highlight of the trip, is not the crux of the article. But hmmmm, …

  6. the most vs. most - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 17, 2018 · The most x is used when referring indirectly or directly to some statistical source of numbers. It is "the most" of all the numbers given in that source for some period.

  7. 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.

  8. "Most" vs. "most of" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 5, 2013 · During most of history, humans were too busy to think about thought. Why is "most of history" correct in the above sentence? I could understand the difference between "Most of …

  9. "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 …

  10. Comparative and Superlative for little? - English Language

    If about size, there are two options, more formal is that you switch to 'small': little, smaller, smallest. Informally it is: little, littler, littlest. 'More little'' and 'most little' are formal and old …