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Bookmark or Share- Comparative and Superlative for little? - English Language & Usage ...I disagree with most of these answers. "Little" is an absolute - like the word "unique". It cannot be qualified. "Littlest" is a word rather like the phrase "curiouser and curiouser", in that it is a sort of verbal joke. I have never heard littler. As a test try saying "She is more little (littler) than her sister." It sounds ridiculous.
- Which is correct - "most quiet" or "quietest"? [duplicate]Since quiet is a two-syllable adjetive, the rule-of-thumb would make more quiet and most quiet the expected comparative forms; however, quietest and quieter are six-times more common (or, as many would say, "commoner." Both forms are correct, but the single-word construction is what the American ear expects to hear.
- "most" vs "the most", specifically as an adverb at the end of sentenceThe most is the superlative form of many, much. We use the most to make the superlative forms of longer adjectives and the majority of adverbs: They’re using the most advanced technology in the world. (+ adjective) Scafell Pike is the most easily identifiable peak in the Lake District. (+ adverb) The most with a noun.
- "Most of which" or "most of whom" or "most of who"?Since "most of _____" is a prepositional phrase, the correct usage would be "most of whom." The phrase "most of who" should probably never be used. Another way to think about the difference between the subjective/objective pronouns is to revise the sentence to include a personal pronoun and see which form ( he/him or she/her or they/them ) fit.
- "Most important" vs "most importantly" - English Language & Usage Stack ...To cite example 1 ("Most importantly [what is most important is that], Bob is dead") grammatically means that Bob is "importantly dead". Maybe that means Bob is a martyr or that Bob, though dead, has the willpower to be dead in a glorious fashion.
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