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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The least of vs the fewest of

Hi May I ask you a question?

I use "less" before uncountable noun, and "few" before plural noun.

But I find many sentences used "the least of" with plural nouns.

Is this sentence grammaticaly correct?

Your problems are the least of my concern.

Thank you
  

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Anonymous Is this sentence grammaticaly correct? Your problems are the least of my concern. Yes.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is this sentence grammaticaly correct?
  • Your problems are the least of my concern.
  • Yes.
  • It's correct.
  • But here you have least used with a singular noun ( concern ), not a plural, so I don't see the point of your prefatory remarks, though I suppose you intended to write the more idiomatic concern s .
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AnonymousIs this sentence grammaticaly correct?

Your problems are the least of my concern.
Yes. It's correct. But here you have least used with a singular noun (concern), not a plural, so I don't see the point of your prefatory remarks, though I suppose you intended to write the more idiomatic concerns. In an
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