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Could you tell which of these sentences is correct, please?Which one do you like best?   orWhich one do you like better?Well, I do hope, at least one of them is.Thanks in advance.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

How many items are you talking about? Two, or more than two?

Clive

JUNSANAI · Answer

Well, let's put two... Would it be different if the items are three?

In that case, could you please tell me how to express both things.

Thank you very much, Clive.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Could you tell which of these sentences is correct, please?

Which one do you like best? or

Which one do you like better?

Well, I do hope, at least one of them is

more than two items

Which one do you like best?

2 items

Which one do you like better? But, most people just say 'Which one do you like best?'

Clive

JUNSANAI · Answer

Thanks. This is, to me, one of those things that you have to learn by heart when you are non native

since I couldn't decide which option was right.

Thanks again.

CSnyder · Answer

It's a reasonably common formulation in English.

For example, if you're asking someone about the ages of their siblings:

Who's (the) elder? [two]

Who's (the) eldest? [more than two]

Or if you're asking about the diameter of sewing needles:

Which one is finer? [two]

Which one is finest? [more than two]

Or if you want to know the heights of things:

Which is (the) taller? [two]

Which is (the) tallest? [more than two]

JUNSANAI · Answer

Thanks a lot for your thorough explanation, CSnyder.

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