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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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1blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10Can I say,(a) The rose is more beautiful. 12blockquote 12br 00We don't use the comparative "more" without at least an implied comparison. " 02br 02br 00Or, choosing at the florist's: "So, do you think you'd like the orchid?

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  • 1blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10Can I say,(a) The rose is more beautiful.
  • 12blockquote 12br 00We don't use the comparative "more" without at least an implied comparison.
  • " 02br 02br 00Or, choosing at the florist's: "So, do you think you'd like the orchid?
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can I say,(a) The rose is more beautiful. 12blockquote
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00We don't use the comparative "more" without at least an implied comparison. You could say, "This is a most beautiful rose!" "The rose is more beautiful than any other flower." 02br
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0I totally agree with Avangi. Just to make sure I get it right, please verify the following use is correct.02br
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00A man holding a rose sees a lady with a rose in her grocery bag and says, 'Your rose is more beautiful'.02br
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01cite10Avangi12cite10You could say, "This is a most beautiful rose!" 12br
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10Just a note. It should be "This is THE most beautiful rose!" 0-
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11cite20Vincent Teo22cite20Can I say,(a) The rose is more beautiful. 22blockquote
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10We don't use the comparative "more" without at least an implied comparison. You could say, 11b10"This is a most beautiful rose!"1
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21cite30Vincent Teo32cite30Can I say,(a) The rose is more beautiful. 32blockquote
30We don't use the comparative "more" without at least an implied comparison. Y
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0 Saying "This is 01u00a most beautiful 02u00rose" means the same thing as "This is 01u00a very beautiful02u00 rose". 0-
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0Yes, yes, i agree.0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10 Saying "This is 11u10a most beautiful 12u10rose" means the same thing as "This is 11u10a very beautiful12u10 rose". 12br
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10Should that mean that: "This is a most beautiful rose" means "This is a very beautiful rose..
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0Right. Saying 'a most beautiful rose' does not rule out the possibility that there might be roses that are even more beautiful.02br
00The usage is quite standard, but I'd say it tends to sound formal. 02br
00You should be able to find this usage of 'most' in any good dictionary. 02br
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