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PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Favorite To Win

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"The centrist InstitutionalRevolutionary Party (PRI), which is favorite to win next year's presidential election, narrowly won the election in the state of Michoacan, defeating President Felipe Calderon's conservative National Action Party, or PAN."

Shouldn't there be a "the" before "favorite", since "favorite" is countable?
  

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PamQueue Shouldn't there be a "the" before "favorite", since "favorite" is countable? Yes. Or you can change 'favorite' to 'favored'.

— CalifJim

  • PamQueue Shouldn't there be a "the" before "favorite", since "favorite" is countable?
  • Yes.
  • Or you can change 'favorite' to 'favored'.
  • CJ
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PamQueueShouldn't there be a "the" before "favorite", since "favorite" is countable?
Yes. Or you can change 'favorite' to 'favored'.

CJ
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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/favorite_7

Entry 2 contains:

"The Yankees are favorite to win the series."

Could the dictionary be wrong?
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The Telegraph:

"Mr Strauss-Kahn was favourite to become the Socialist party’s presidential candidate before scandal and charges of sexual assault in New York two months ago. "

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PamQueueCould it be that "be favorite to do something" is acceptable in British English but not American English?
Yes. It could be. I'm not aware of this usage. Maybe someone more familiar with BrE will add to this thread.

CJ
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"The Yankees are favorite to win the series." Could the dictionary be wrong?
This is wrong in the version of English I speak. It should be "favored to win."
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I think that gramatically it is correct, but I would have used "the favourite to" or "favoured to".

Mr Strauss-Kahn was the favourite to become the Socialist party’s presidential candidate before the scandal and charges of sexual assault in New York two months ago.

Mr Strauss-Kahn was favoured to become the Socialist party’s presidential candidate before the
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