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Diotima Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

suitability

Can you please check this sentence for me:

Choose whichever is more suitable/most suitable for you.

I have the impression that none is utterly wrong but one is definitely better than the other. Perhaps some interference with my L1 in terms of comparatives and superlatives adds confusion. Can you explain me what is the difference in this case between the two and which one is more appropriate?
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A young lady is shopping for a new bathing suit. She has the choice of a bikini or a one-piece suit. Choose whichever is more suitable for you.

— AlpheccaStars

  • A young lady is shopping for a new bathing suit.
  • She has the choice of a bikini or a one-piece suit.
  • Choose whichever is more suitable for you.
  • Now she has selected the bikini style, and has to choose a color.
  • The bikinis come in red, blue, green, yellow or white.
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A young lady is shopping for a new bathing suit. She has the choice of a bikini or a one-piece suit.

Choose whichever is more suitable for you.

Now she has selected the bikini style, and has to choose a color. The bikinis come in red, blue, green, yellow or white.

Choose whichever is most suitable for you
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Thanks AlpheccaStars, very helpful.
By the way, If I said (2nd example)
'Choose whichever is the most suitable for you' ? does it add some intensity to the degree of the adjective or it does not make any difference?

Thanks in advance :-)
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diotima'Choose whichever is the most suitable for you' ? does it add some intensity to the degree of the adjective or it does not make any difference?
Not really. The superlative is used when you are making a choice among three or more things. The comparative is for only two things.

Mary is the prettier sister. (There are two sisters.)
Mary is the
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