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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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the worse/worst

0The fall in new orders for durable goods for October was a massive 8.3%. This was the biggest fall since July of 2000, and 01font00the worse is not yet over.02font02br
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00What does it mean by 'the worse is not yet over'? The superlative for the word 01i00worse02i00 should be 01i00the worst02i00.02br
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02br 00 223 for "the worst is not yet over"0-

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0 Bad usage, use 01b00worst02b00:02br
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00 Google: 02br
00 8 for "the worse is not yet over".02br
00 223 for "the worst is not yet over"0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10The fall in new orders for durable goods for October was a massive 8.3%. This was the biggest fall since July of 2000, and 11font10the worse is not yet over.12font12br
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10What does it mean by 'the worse is not yet over'? The superlative for the
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0On a second thought, 'the worse' here refers to the 8.3% drop and it is not the worst if compared with what's coming next. Can this be a correct interpretation?0-
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0 I don't think so, N2G. I think it's a typo. 0-
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10On a second thought, 'the worse' here refers to the 8.3% drop and it is not the worst if compared with what's coming next. Can this be a correct interpretation?12br
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10I don't agree with your interpretation. The writer is saying that the worst ha
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