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Ots Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Nearest versus Closest

do you say "the nearest analogues to this project is .." or the  "the
closest analogues to this project is .."

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Top answer

It should be "The closest analogue to this project is", or "the closest analogues to this project are".

— Tearsofjoy

  • It should be "The closest analogue to this project is", or "the closest analogues to this project are".
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It should be "The closest analogue to this project is", or "the closest analogues to this project are".
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Yes, I agree with ToJ... "closest" is right, and you have to agree the verb with the subject number.
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0 Okay, the agreement between the verb with the subject number is clear to me.02br
00 But why prefer closest in place of nearest?02br
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00 Thanks!0-
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