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Navitasan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

As best I could

Is there a difference between the meanings of:

1) I worked as well as I could.

and:

2) I worked as best I could.


Gratefully,

Navi.

  

Top answer

[1] I worked as well as I could . [2] I worked as best I could . They have the same meaning and are both comparatives, with [2] a comparative idiom.

— BillJ

  • [1] I worked as well as I could .
  • [2] I worked as best I could .
  • They have the same meaning and are both comparatives, with [2] a comparative idiom.
  • The highly idiomatic "best" in [2] is a curious use of the superlative form instead of the regular "as well as".
  • It only occurs with "can", and is an informal alternant.
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[1] I worked as well as I could.

[2] I worked as best I could.


They have the same meaning and are both com

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