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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
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Of all

A few questions about this construction.

1) Of all women she is the best. (Correct? Does it mean all women in the world?)

2) Of all the women she is the best. (Does it mean specific women?)

3) Of all American women she is the best. (All american women?)

4) Of all the American women she is the best. (Specific american women?)

  

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Ticce A few questions about this construction. They all need a comma after "women" to mark the inversion. Also, they sound literary, not conversational.

  • Ticce A few questions about this construction.
  • They all need a comma after "women" to mark the inversion.
  • Also, they sound literary, not conversational.
  • Ticce 1) Of all women she is the best.
  • (Correct?
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TicceA few questions about this construction.

They all need a comma after "women" to mark the inversion. Also, they sound literary, not conversational.

Ticce1) Of all women she is the best. (Correct? Does it mean all women in the world?)

Yes.

Ticce2) Of all the women she is the best. (Do

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