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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'the closest' or 'closest'

The sushi I had today was the closest to being as nice as the best sushi I have ever eaten.

Without changing the meaning, is there a better way to say this?

Is 'the' optional? Is the sentence better without it?

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Top answer

Perhaps you could say this: The sushi I had today was close to being the best sushi I have ever eaten.

— Mr Wordy

  • Perhaps you could say this: The sushi I had today was close to being the best sushi I have ever eaten.
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Perhaps you could say this:

The sushi I had today was close to being the best sushi I have ever eaten.
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Mr WordyThe sushi I had today was close to being the best sushi I have ever eaten.

Thanks, but I wanted to illustrate that it was the closest. I think there is no hope for the sentence.
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English 1b3I think there is no hope for the sentence.
Maybe you just want to say that this was the second-best sushi you've ever had?
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Mr WordyMaybe you just want to say that this was the second-best sushi you've ever had?

Well that would certainly simplify the matter.
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