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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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least worst
Is least worst natural? What is natural?
I'd have to pick that because though it's bad, it's the least worst of the 3.
I'd have to pick that because though it's bad, it's the least worst of the 3.
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Grammatically, 'least bad' is the correct form, but 'least worst' is commonly used informally. We are stressing that there is not much difference between the options; they are all very bad.
- Grammatically, 'least bad' is the correct form, but 'least worst' is commonly used informally.
- We are stressing that there is not much difference between the options; they are all very bad.
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Grammatically, 'least bad' is the correct form, but 'least worst' is commonly used informally. We are stressing that there is not much difference between the options; they are all very bad.
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