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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Expressions like "much the most"

Hi

Could you please tell me if all of the following phrases correct English?

Much the most

Much the worst [Both designs are bad, but the second is much the worst.]
Much the easiest [All questions were easy, but the third was much the easiest.]
Much the most beautiful

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

These are the only ones that work for me. Both designs are bad, but the second is much / far the worse . All questions were easy, but the third was by far much the easiest.

— AlpheccaStars

  • These are the only ones that work for me.
  • Both designs are bad, but the second is much / far the worse .
  • All questions were easy, but the third was by far much the easiest.
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These are the only ones that work for me.

Both designs are bad, but the second is much / far the worse.
All questions were easy, but the third was by far much the easiest.
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Possibly there are regional differences here because I would actually accept all three of those.
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GPYPossibly there are regional differences here because I would actually accept all three of those.
I would too, although I was about to reject much the most until I read the whole post and saw the example sentence.
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It's American English vs British English, again.... Emotion: sad

Do you accept the superlative when comparing only two things? (Both desi
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I would better say this way:
Both designs are bad, but the second is much worse.
All questions were easy, but the third was much easier/was the easiest (one)
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AlpheccaStarsDo you accept the superlative when comparing only two things? (Both designs are bad, but the second is much the worst.)
Properly it should be "worse" because there are only two.

Both designs are bad, but the second is much worse.
Both designs are bad, but the second is much the worse.

I find both these acceptable in BrE, thou
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