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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.
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"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.
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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.
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how to use “best” as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is the ultimate example of it's kind when used as an adverb you do so to indicate that the adjective it precedes is to the highest degree possible. In your example "experienced" is the past tense of the verb to ...
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expressions - "it's 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.
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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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superlatives - "plural" + are/were + "one" of the best + - English ...
Consider the phrase "one of" as a synonym for "among". This way, your sentence reads: " Honda and Toyate are among the best selling cars in the US " I hope this clarifies this particular usage. As for the superlative nature, typically in English the meaning of superlative is slightly augmented by the use of determiners.
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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?
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How to use "best ever" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Consider this sentences: This is the best ever song that I've heard. This is the best song ever that I've heard. Which of them is correct? How should we combine "best ever" and a noun in gen...
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5 In Europe, it is not uncommon to receive emails with the valediction With best/kind regards, instead of the more typical and shorter Best/Kind regards. When I see a colleague of mine writing such a phrase, I usually point out that it is a kind of old-fashioned affected valediction which, probably, nowadays, a native English speaker wouldn't ...