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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Least or the least?
Hi. Which is correct? Thank you for your anticipated help.
It is the least (or "least") of all the worries.
It is the least (or "least") of all the worries.
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Hi A common phrase in English is ... " (= That isn't something that worries me, compared with my other problems) Dave
- Hi A common phrase in English is ...
- " (= That isn't something that worries me, compared with my other problems) Dave
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Hi
A common phrase in English is ...
"That's the least of my worries!"
(= That isn't something that worries me, compared with my other problems)
Dave
A common phrase in English is ...
"That's the least of my worries!"
(= That isn't something that worries me, compared with my other problems)
Dave
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Thank you. Is the following partial sentence correct?
... a man who is least of all.
If it is, what is the difference between this?
... a man who is the least of all.
... a man who is least of all.
If it is, what is the difference between this?
... a man who is the least of all.
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Hi
I think the word "the" is optional here, but usually I would put it in
The word "the" usually marks the fact that there is only one: He is the best player we have; he is the least of my problems
But you can leave it out: he is best of a bad bunch; he's worst in his class
Dave
I think the word "the" is optional here, but usually I would put it in
The word "the" usually marks the fact that there is only one: He is the best player we have; he is the least of my problems
But you can leave it out: he is best of a bad bunch; he's worst in his class
Dave
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