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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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fewest

Is this sentence grammatically correct and what does it mean to you?

He is averaging the fewest number points since the 2007-2008 season.

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Anonymous He is averaging the fewest number points since the 2007-2008 season. Grammatical as corrected. " The meaning is not exactly clear.

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  • Anonymous He is averaging the fewest number points since the 2007-2008 season.
  • Grammatical as corrected.
  • " The meaning is not exactly clear.
  • Do you mean that his own record for this year is the worst it's been for any year since the 2007-2008 season?
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AnonymousHe is averaging the fewest number points since the 2007-2008 season.
Grammatical as corrected.

You could also say "the smallest number of points etc."

The meaning is not exactly clear.
Do you mean that his own record for this year is the worst it's been for any year since the 2007
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No, "fewest" is better than "smallest."

"Few" refers to numbers: more or fewer numbers.

"Small" refers to size: larger or smaller size.

While someone might say "smallest" and no one would notice, it's technically incorrect in this instance.
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AnonymousIs this sentence grammatically correct and what does it mean to you?He is averaging the fewest number points since the 2007-2008 season.
It is incorrect. The gross error is that "number points" should be "number of points". However, in my opinion "fewest number of ..." is also wrong. It should simply be: "He is averaging the fewest points since ...".
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