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Sarunnio Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Of the world

What does it mean by, in some phrase, we add "of the world" at the end of it?

Take the sentence below for example:

The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits. There is just less competition for biggest goals.
  

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"Of the world" is basically a possessive. something" like "the champion of the world" or "the world's champion". Note, however, that expressions such as "the world's largest/fastest/deepest something" cannot be replaced with "the largest/deepest/strongest something of the world".

— Ivanhr

  • "Of the world" is basically a possessive.
  • something" like "the champion of the world" or "the world's champion".
  • Note, however, that expressions such as "the world's largest/fastest/deepest something" cannot be replaced with "the largest/deepest/strongest something of the world".
  • It must be "the largest/deepest/strongest something in the world".
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"Of the world" is basically a possessive. It can sometimes be replaced by "the world's...something" like "the champion of the world" or "the world's champion".

Note, however, that expressions such as "the world's largest/fastest/deepest something" cannot be replaced with "the largest/deepest/strongest something of the world". It must be "the largest/deepest/strongest something in t
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