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MichalS Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
The most (meaning 'more than anywhere else')
Hi!
Got confused as to how to say that a particular location is so full of people, animals, etc. that I have never seen such a large number of them before.
- In the square there were the most peolpe that I have/had ever seen. (meaning 'more people I've never seen')
- There were the most frogs in the pond that I have/had ever seen.
Are these correct? They sound off to my non-native ear... If not, what's the most natural way to put it, apart from:
- In the square there were more peolpe than I have/had ever seen.
Thanks!
Got confused as to how to say that a particular location is so full of people, animals, etc. that I have never seen such a large number of them before.
- In the square there were the most peolpe that I have/had ever seen. (meaning 'more people I've never seen')
- There were the most frogs in the pond that I have/had ever seen.
Are these correct? They sound off to my non-native ear... If not, what's the most natural way to put it, apart from:
- In the square there were more peolpe than I have/had ever seen.
Thanks!
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It's crawling with them in the square... just kidding I tried to say that in my mother language and found I didn't know how to say that in a single sentence... a good question!
- It's crawling with them in the square...
- just kidding I tried to say that in my mother language and found I didn't know how to say that in a single sentence...
- a good question!
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It's crawling with them in the square... just kidding
I tried to say that in my mother language and found I didn't know how to say that in a single sentence... a good question!
I tried to say that in my mother language and found I didn't know how to say that in a single sentence... a good question!
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Hello, MichalS,
the most people that I have ever seen is vernacular and cumbersome. The same idea is correctly and clearly expressed by more people than I have ever seen, but, given that you do not wish to use this construction, here are some other lexical ways of saying virtually the same:
Never before have I seen so many people in the square.
The sq
the most people that I have ever seen is vernacular and cumbersome. The same idea is correctly and clearly expressed by more people than I have ever seen, but, given that you do not wish to use this construction, here are some other lexical ways of saying virtually the same:
Never before have I seen so many people in the square.
The sq
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Thanks for the clarification!
The expression's struck me as kind of odd but I couldn't say what was grammatically wrong in it. I gather that it's ok as far as grammar is concerned but it's just that one doesn't normally talk that way (?)
thanks,
Michal
The expression's struck me as kind of odd but I couldn't say what was grammatically wrong in it. I gather that it's ok as far as grammar is concerned but it's just that one doesn't normally talk that way (?)
thanks,
Michal
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