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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A / the cheetah

Can I say,

The fattest animal on land is a / the cheetah.
  

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the I think you meant the fastest. I'm not sure about the fattest.

  • the I think you meant the fastest.
  • I'm not sure about the fattest.
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the

I think you meant the fastest. I'm not sure about the fattest.
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Nice one, Vincent ... one of our more hilarious typos!

I think you may mean "fastest".

Oh, and it should be "the".
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So, the correct answer is :

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah.

Can I say,

It is the fatest cheetah.
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No one would ever say that.

The fastest animal on land is the fastest cheetah. (don't say that)
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So, the correct answer is :

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah.

Can I say,

It is the fatest cheetah.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
It is the fatest cheetah.
No.

CJ
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
It is the fatest cheetah.

It should be "fastest".

"It is the fastest cheetah" means that this individual cheetah is faster than any other cheetah.
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Vincent TeoThe fastest animal on land is the cheetah.
Can I say,
It is the fatest cheetah.
Vincent,
I am buffled. I can't understand why you still keep asking if you can say certain thing while the forum experts already offered you the answers. Cheetah is the " fastest " animal in the world - Yes! Cheetah is
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We're going round in circles here, Vincent ...

Over two years ago:
Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) The giraffe is the tallest animals in the world.
(b) The girrafe is the tallest.
One year ago, this time of the year:

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