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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Most rejected
Are these sentences correct:
1-John was the most rejected man among us.
2-John was the man most rejected among us.
3-John was the man rejected most among us.
4-John was the man among us rejected most.
5-John was the man among us most rejected.
Do they mean:
a-John had been rejected in a worse manner than the rest of us.
or:
b-John had been rejected a greater number of times than any other one of us.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-John was the most rejected man among us.
2-John was the man most rejected among us.
3-John was the man rejected most among us.
4-John was the man among us rejected most.
5-John was the man among us most rejected.
Do they mean:
a-John had been rejected in a worse manner than the rest of us.
or:
b-John had been rejected a greater number of times than any other one of us.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
They are all correct and they all have the double meaning a and b. CJ
- They are all correct and they all have the double meaning a and b.
- CJ
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They are all correct and they all have the double meaning a and b.
CJ
CJ
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Thank you very much Califjim and Aspara Gus,
How about these? Are these correct as well:
A-John was a more rejected man than me.
B-John was a man more rejected than me.
C-John wa
How about these? Are these correct as well:
A-John was a more rejected man than me.
B-John was a man more rejected than me.
C-John wa
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They're OK, but I think you should stick with your paraphrase: He had been rejected more times than I had been. Other acceptable forms are than I had, than I (formal), and than me (less formal).
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