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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

each...best

Each of them is the best candidate.

Is that correct?
  

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sft M Each of them is the best candidate. Logically it isn't correct. "Best" is superlative, which means that only one qualifies.

  • sft M Each of them is the best candidate.
  • Logically it isn't correct.
  • "Best" is superlative, which means that only one qualifies.
  • "Each of them" means all of them, and "them" is more than one.
  • However, logical precision is sometimes informally ignored in a tie.
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sft MEach of them is the best candidate.
Logically it isn't correct.
"Best" is superlative, which means that only one qualifies. "Each of them" means all of them, and "them" is more than one.

However, logical precision is sometimes informally ignored in a tie.
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Great explanation! Emotion: smile

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