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Prajwalkr Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Highest/Tallest
I got this doubt while replying to hrsanei's question about 'the' before mountains.
Which of the following is right?
1.The Mount Everest is considered as the highest mountain in the world.
2. The Mount Everest is considered as the tallest mountain in the world.
Where should we use only 'tallest' or only 'hishest'?
Thanks.
Which of the following is right?
1.The Mount Everest is considered as the highest mountain in the world.
2. The Mount Everest is considered as the tallest mountain in the world.
Where should we use only 'tallest' or only 'hishest'?
Thanks.
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Mount Everest is considered as the highest mountain in the world. Not, the Mount Everest. Little children when they are talking about mountains, use "tallest" because we use that expression when descrbing the height of people.
- Mount Everest is considered as the highest mountain in the world.
- Not, the Mount Everest.
- Little children when they are talking about mountains, use "tallest" because we use that expression when descrbing the height of people.
- We know what they are talking about.
- However, when the kids grow up, they use "highest" like most adults do.
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Mount Everest is considered as the highest mountain in the world.
Not, the Mount Everest.
Little children when they are talking about mountains, use "tallest" because we use that expression when descrbing the height of people. We know what they are talking about. However, when the kids grow up, they use "highest" like most adults do. However, you will still
Not, the Mount Everest.
Little children when they are talking about mountains, use "tallest" because we use that expression when descrbing the height of people. We know what they are talking about. However, when the kids grow up, they use "highest" like most adults do. However, you will still
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Neither is correct.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
(The before Mount Everest is wrong, and it's not considered to be - it's a fact that it is the highest mountain.)
Highest is usually used for natural features and tallest for man-made constructions like skyscrapers and towers.
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
(The before Mount Everest is wrong, and it's not considered to be - it's a fact that it is the highest mountain.)
Highest is usually used for natural features and tallest for man-made constructions like skyscrapers and towers.
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Hi
That's interesting
With geographical features, I wouldn't use "the" with a mountain - I'd just say "Mount Everest". On the other hand, I would say "The Khyber Pass"
To answer your question, I think tallest is used with humans, animals and with human-made objects, but highest is used with a geographical feature
- He is the tallest man
- The giraffe i
That's interesting
With geographical features, I wouldn't use "the" with a mountain - I'd just say "Mount Everest". On the other hand, I would say "The Khyber Pass"
To answer your question, I think tallest is used with humans, animals and with human-made objects, but highest is used with a geographical feature
- He is the tallest man
- The giraffe i
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Hi
Rover's point about the ladder is good - it seems to be an exception..
- We're going to need the longest ladder we can find; and then climb to the highest step
Dave
Rover's point about the ladder is good - it seems to be an exception..
- We're going to need the longest ladder we can find; and then climb to the highest step
Dave
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Thanks a lot AlpheccaStars, Dave_annon and Rover.
Grateful to you all for clearing my doubt.
Regards,
Prajwal
Grateful to you all for clearing my doubt.
Regards,
Prajwal
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