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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Very best / bestest

Hello,

Are any of these wrong grammarly? Do they both mean "a special best friend"?

My very best friends.
My bestest friend.

Thanks.

  

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Karen15 bestest This is a typical grammatical mistake that young children make. They apply the -est rule for regular single-syllable adjectives to irregular superlatives such as best and worst .

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  • Karen15 bestest This is a typical grammatical mistake that young children make.
  • They apply the -est rule for regular single-syllable adjectives to irregular superlatives such as best and worst .
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Karen15bestest

This is a typical grammatical mistake that young children make. They apply the -est rule for regular single-syllable adjectives to irregular superlatives such as best and worst.

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Karen15grammarly

No, the adverb form is "grammatically".

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