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Fold scarf 101 Posted 3 years ago
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A plan to make most terrible things happen
From Harry Potter, the house elf says:
“There is a plot. A plot to make most terrible things happen.”
Is this correct?
Should it not be “A plot to make the most terrible things happen.”?
Top answer
”? No. She used "most" in a somewhat old-fashioned sense, as a synonym for "quite" or "very", not the superlative.
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- No.
- She used "most" in a somewhat old-fashioned sense, as a synonym for "quite" or "very", not the superlative.
- What makes it especially old-fashioned is the absence of an article.
- It's the house elf talking to be sure.
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fold scarf 101Should it not be “A plot to make the most terrible things happen.”?
No. She used "most" in a somewhat old-fashioned sense, as a synonym for "quite" or "very", not the superlative. What makes it especially old-fashioned is the absence of an article. It's the house elf talking to be sure.
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