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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
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Best of friends

1. We are best friends.
2. We are best of friends.
Are "best friends" and "best of friends" equivalent in meaning ?
  

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#2 should be "the" best of friends. Although it doesn't make sense, saying "we are the best of friends" actually means that you're really good friends, but saying "we are best friends" means that you two prefer each other's friendship to all others. They aren't really the same.

— BarbaraPA

  • #2 should be "the" best of friends.
  • Although it doesn't make sense, saying "we are the best of friends" actually means that you're really good friends, but saying "we are best friends" means that you two prefer each other's friendship to all others.
  • They aren't really the same.
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#2 should be "the" best of friends.

Although it doesn't make sense, saying "we are the best of friends" actually means that you're really good friends, but saying "we are best friends" means that you two prefer each other's friendship to all others.

They aren't really the same.
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