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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
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contains (the) most words
My sentence:
-English, of all languages in the world, contains (the) most words. (=It contains the highest number of words)
1. Is my sentence natural/correct English? Should I use the?
2. What is the most succinct way of saying this college, of all colleges, contains the highest number of talented student? I find that I can't make a sentence on the above analogy:
-This college, of all colleges, contains (the) most talented students.
because most would go under talented, meaning being talented to the highest degree, rather than going under the, meaning the highest number.
Thank you. OJ.
-English, of all languages in the world, contains (the) most words. (=It contains the highest number of words)
1. Is my sentence natural/correct English? Should I use the?
2. What is the most succinct way of saying this college, of all colleges, contains the highest number of talented student? I find that I can't make a sentence on the above analogy:
-This college, of all colleges, contains (the) most talented students.
because most would go under talented, meaning being talented to the highest degree, rather than going under the, meaning the highest number.
Thank you. OJ.
Top answer
1. I find this acceptable with or without "the". My preference would be to include it.
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- I find this acceptable with or without "the".
- My preference would be to include it.
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1. I find this acceptable with or without "the". My preference would be to include it.
2. I think you have pretty much answered your own question, except I would say "largest number" rather than "highest number": "This college, of all colleges, contains the largest number of talented students."
2. I think you have pretty much answered your own question, except I would say "largest number" rather than "highest number": "This college, of all colleges, contains the largest number of talented students."
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OttoJEnglish, of all languages in the world, contains (the) most words. (=It contains the highest number of words)1. Is my sentence natural/correct English? Should I use the?Yes, you should use the. And also with languages. For simplicity's sake I'd put the of-phrase first. You can also use among.
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