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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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An earliest stage?
Hi. Is the phrase "in an earliest stage," with the indefinite article before the superlative "earliest" correct in a certain context?
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anonymous Hi. Is the phrase "in an earliest stage," with the indefinite article before the superlative "earliest" correct in a certain context? I doubt it very much.
- anonymous Hi.
- Is the phrase "in an earliest stage," with the indefinite article before the superlative "earliest" correct in a certain context?
- I doubt it very much.
- an earliest stage implies there are several earliest stages, and earliest implies one stage which is earlier than all others, so it's contradictory.
- You probably want the earliest stage .
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anonymousHi. Is the phrase "in an earliest stage," with the indefinite article before the superlative "earliest" correct in a certain context?
I doubt it very much. an earliest stage implies there are several earliest stages, and earliest implies one stage which is earlier than all others, so it's contradictory. You prob
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