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Antonija Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the worst..

I have heard people saying ''What is worse...'', but I am not sure if you can say, for instance, ''What is the worst, I saw him with another woman''.

Can you, please, help me. Thank you.
  

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No, I don't think so. "What's more," and "What's [even] worse," are fixed expressions. We're typically comparing the present situation to the previous situation, so it's always comparative rather than superlative.

— Avangi

  • No, I don't think so.
  • "What's more," and "What's [even] worse," are fixed expressions.
  • We're typically comparing the present situation to the previous situation, so it's always comparative rather than superlative.
  • #2 is worse than #1, and #3 is worse than #2.
  • I suppose you could say it, and you'd probably be understood.
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No, I don't think so. "What's more," and "What's [even] worse," are fixed expressions.
We're typically comparing the present situation to the previous situation, so it's always comparative rather than superlative. #2 is worse than #1, and #3 is worse than #2.

I suppose you could say it, and you'd probably be understood. But you might get a few strange looks.
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