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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Very much / most

I was most / very much affronted by his remarks.
Are the sentences above correct?

I would be most grateful if you could help me.

Are all the 'most' above correctly used?

Thank you.
  

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The sentences seem ok to me. In some grammar books of English written by non-native speakers this usage is called the absolute superlative, or one way to use the structure in English. ) native grammarians there is no absolute superlative in English.

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  • The sentences seem ok to me.
  • In some grammar books of English written by non-native speakers this usage is called the absolute superlative, or one way to use the structure in English.
  • ) native grammarians there is no absolute superlative in English.
  • CB
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The sentences seem ok to me. In some grammar books of English written by non-native speakers this usage is called the absolute superlative, or one way to use the structure in English. However, according to many (most ?) native grammarians there is no absolute superlative in English.

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