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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

I pray for his swiftest recovery

Hi

Are these sentences equally correct and natural?

I pray for his swiftest recovery.
I pray for his quickest recovery.
I pray for his earliest recovery.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hi

Any native speaker online?

Tom
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I wouldn't use a superlative here. "Swift recovery" sounds a little stiff to me, probably because it's not a word you hear used a lot these days. If this is an informal note to the family of a sick friend or acquaintance, I'd say "I pray for his quick recovery" or "I hope he recovers as quickly as possible. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers."
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Hi,

I agree with Delmobile.

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DelmobileI wouldn't use a superlative here.

100% agreement. After all, you wouldn't 'rate' the recoveries of various people, some more quickly than others. I sense that swift is used more these days to indicate a level of intelligence, as in, "he isn't very swift".
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That's true, Philip, I hadn't thought about that usage. I do hear "He's not too swift" or similar quite often. But not, "Unless you run swiftly, you will miss your train."
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