Suzanne Collins, best known as the author of ...
1) The idea intended might be better expressed by...
2) Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin.
3) Suzanne Collins, best known as the author of "The Hunger Games" trilogy.
4) Some things are best left unsaid.
5) This dessert is best eaten hot.
Q: Sometimes we use "best" and "better" in this way. How do we understand the bold parts? Do we consider each of the bold parts as a single word? Like: "better-expressed", "better-known", "best-left" etc?
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"Better" is for making an improvement. "Best" is already the superior way.
- "Better" is for making an improvement.
- "Best" is already the superior way.
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"Better" is for making an improvement. "Best" is already the superior way.
0'known' is different from the others, so I'll get to that later.
No, we don't consider the combination as one word. It's two words.
Most of these paraphrase well with 'if' or 'when' between the two components.
Some things are best if left unsaid. / ... best when left unsaid.
~Some things are best if (they are) left unsaid. /
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