"Worse" or "worst"?
Hello,
Which adjective should I use in these sentences?
"What's worse/worst is that he might get fired."
"It's worse/worst if you come along."
It's worse/worst to be here on Sundays."
I tried to replace these with "best" and "better but I still find that "worst" doesn't sound natural to me in these sentences.
Please help me explain this.
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Eren8hisfather I tried to replace these with "best" and "better but I still find that "worst" doesn't sound natural to me in these sentences. "Worst" is possible if there are more than two alternatives, but the "worse" in the formula " pronoun's worse" is a little figurative, and that makes the literal "worst" sound odd when you shoehorn it in. The effect is especially noticeable in "what's worse/worst" because "what's worse" is a fixed expression.
- Eren8hisfather I tried to replace these with "best" and "better but I still find that "worst" doesn't sound natural to me in these sentences.
- "Worst" is possible if there are more than two alternatives, but the "worse" in the formula " pronoun's worse" is a little figurative, and that makes the literal "worst" sound odd when you shoehorn it in.
- The effect is especially noticeable in "what's worse/worst" because "what's worse" is a fixed expression.
- The effect disappears with "it's better/best", and "what's better/best" is quite awkward.
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Eren8hisfatherI tried to replace these with "best" and "better but I still find that "worst" doesn't sound natural to me in these sentences.
"Worst" is possible if there are more than two alternatives, but the "worse" in the formula "pronoun's worse" is a little figurative, and that makes the literal "worst" sound odd when you shoehorn it in. The eff
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