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- Word or expression for the most important point [closed]
So perhaps I should have used "the most important point" instead Edited now EDIT 2 Enjoying the pool, even if it was the highlight of the trip, is not the crux of the article But hmmmm, maybe "highlight" is the word I'm looking for or maybe "tl;dr", though that would be more slangy
- Can you qualify the phrase “is attributed to” by saying “is most likely . . .
A co-worker frequently uses the phrase “X is most likely attributed to Y” and it feels wrong to me I think you have to say “X is attributed to Y” and can’t qualify it with “most likely” or anything similar
- What was slang, profanity and swearing like in the 1800s.
What would surprise us about the vernacular of the common Tennessean or South Carolinian in the early 1800's? What expressions were used profanely that would seem mild or strange today? Given the l
- meaning - Convenient for you vs convenient to you - English . . .
As well as the most common sense of convenient (i e suiting you, not causing you time or trouble), there is the related sense of close, near-by, as in " We stopped at a convenient gas-station " or " He picked up a convenient rock " While the phrase convenient for you is much the more common of the two, it could be that convenient to you is more likely to be used with this second sense Here
- Do I need to put “the” before “most” in this sentence?
Is putting “ the ” before “most” in this sentence compulsory, optional, or a mistake? Fascination with language and attention to particular regions and communities in America are the most common themes for which Coen brothers’ works are appraised If it is purely optional, how does its presence or lack change the tone of the sentence, in case it does?
- meaning - Is most equivalent to a majority of? - English Language . . .
Here "most" means "a plurality" Most dentists recommend Colgate toothpaste Here it is ambiguous about whether there is a bare majority or a comfortable majority From the 2nd Language Log link: I searched on Google for the pattern "most * percent", and picked out of the first 150 hits all the examples like these:
- Most is vs most are - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Most is what is called a determiner A determiner is "a word, such as a number, article, personal pronoun, that determines (limits) the meaning of a noun phrase " Some determiners can only be used with either a countable noun or an uncountable noun, while others, like most, can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns Uncountable nouns usually take a singular verb So, in your
- What are the most common letters used in pairs after others in the . . .
I have a question which is somewhat similar to What are the most common consonants used in English? (on wikiHow) What are the most common seven letters that come second in pairs after consonants and
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