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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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In order of most germy

Here are five of the germist jobs, in order from most to least germy.

Hi,

Is it right to rewrite the above as " ... in the order of germ numbers, from the most to fewest?" Thanks.
  

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Hi, 'Germist' does no sound like a real word to me. Perhaps you intended 'germi e st', but that still sounds odd. So does 'germy'.

  • Hi, 'Germist' does no sound like a real word to me.
  • Perhaps you intended 'germi e st', but that still sounds odd.
  • So does 'germy'.
  • Here are five of the germist jobs, in order from most to least germy.
  • Is it right to rewrite the above as " ...
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Hi,

'Germist' does no sound like a real word to me. Perhaps you intended 'germiest', but that still sounds odd. So does 'germy'.

Here are five of the germist jobs, in order from most to least germy.

Is it right to rewrite the above as " ... in the order of germ numbers, from the most to fewest?"

Both sound odd. It's an awkward thing to say precisely.

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