Can we say “ the most similar passages”? The Next CEO of Stack Overflow“The” before superlativeMeaning of “one of the most XXX”How/when does one use “a most”?Most is adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative in the following phrase?Can I use indefinite article with superlative adjectives?as best I can vs as well as I canWhen I needed you most vs When I needed you the most“Most” as an intensifier, not as a superlativethe most vs. mostThe most / most
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Can we say “ the most similar passages”?
The Next CEO of Stack Overflow“The” before superlativeMeaning of “one of the most XXX”How/when does one use “a most”?Most is adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative in the following phrase?Can I use indefinite article with superlative adjectives?as best I can vs as well as I canWhen I needed you most vs When I needed you the most“Most” as an intensifier, not as a superlativethe most vs. mostThe most / most
A comparison of the most similar passages from this tradition could shed light, I hope, on the interpretation of the first Palladan monosyllabic substantive.
superlative-degree
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A comparison of the most similar passages from this tradition could shed light, I hope, on the interpretation of the first Palladan monosyllabic substantive.
superlative-degree
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Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
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A comparison of the most similar passages from this tradition could shed light, I hope, on the interpretation of the first Palladan monosyllabic substantive.
superlative-degree
edited Mar 1 at 18:50
TrevorD
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A comparison of the most similar passages from this tradition could shed light, I hope, on the interpretation of the first Palladan monosyllabic substantive.
superlative-degree
superlative-degree
edited Mar 1 at 18:50
TrevorD
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asked Mar 1 at 18:36
NoreenNoreen
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edited Mar 1 at 18:50
TrevorD
10.7k22458
asked Mar 1 at 18:36
NoreenNoreen
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edited Mar 1 at 18:50
TrevorD
10.7k22458
edited Mar 1 at 18:50
TrevorD
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TrevorD
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asked Mar 1 at 18:36
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asked Mar 1 at 18:36
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Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
– TrevorD
Mar 1 at 18:57
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Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
– TrevorD
Mar 1 at 18:57
Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
– TrevorD
Mar 1 at 18:57
Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
– TrevorD
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Yes, as you can see from this Google ngram, the expression "most similar" has been rising in use since about 1750 in the written English language. So to speak of "most similar passages" is correct English usage, if that was your question.
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Yes, as you can see from this Google ngram, the expression "most similar" has been rising in use since about 1750 in the written English language. So to speak of "most similar passages" is correct English usage, if that was your question.
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Yes, as you can see from this Google ngram, the expression "most similar" has been rising in use since about 1750 in the written English language. So to speak of "most similar passages" is correct English usage, if that was your question.
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Yes, as you can see from this Google ngram, the expression "most similar" has been rising in use since about 1750 in the written English language. So to speak of "most similar passages" is correct English usage, if that was your question.
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Yes, as you can see from this Google ngram, the expression "most similar" has been rising in use since about 1750 in the written English language. So to speak of "most similar passages" is correct English usage, if that was your question.
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Clearly you can say (= are able to say) - but whether it makes sense is a separate issue! ;) But the more important points are "comparison with what?", and "similar to what?" I don't understand what your sentence is trying to say. What are the passages similar to? .. to one another? or to something in another sentence which you haven't included?
– TrevorD
Mar 1 at 18:57