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Teo Posted 18 years ago
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much the tallest, the very tallest
1. He is much the tallest student in the class.
2. He is the very tallest student in the class.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
2. He is the very tallest student in the class.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
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1 - He is a lot taller than all the other students 2 - He might be only 2mm taller than the next tallest.
- 1 - He is a lot taller than all the other students 2 - He might be only 2mm taller than the next tallest.
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1 - He is a lot taller than all the other students 2 - He might be only 2mm taller than the next tallest.
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3. He is much taller than she.
4. He is even taller than she.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
4. He is even taller than she.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
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Teo3 - we have no sense of how tall she is, only that he is significantly taller that she is
3. He is much taller than she.
4. He is even taller than she.
What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
4 - she is tall herself, but he is taller yet
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2. He is the very tallest student in the class.
5. She is the very most beautiful girl in the class.
#2 is correct. Is #5 also acceptable?
5. She is the very most beautiful girl in the class.
#2 is correct. Is #5 also acceptable?
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Teo2. He is the very tallest student in the class.2 is redundant - if he's the tallest, he's the tallest. You can't be "more tallest" or "very tallest." However, even so, "very tallest" can be used colloquially to
5. She is the very most beautiful girl in the class.
#2 is correct. Is #5 also acceptable?
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