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18. Okt. 2018 · Add a comment. 3. The confusion arises because the word best can be used as any of several different parts of speech. On the linked page, best is used as an adverb, modifying the verb knew. In that context, the phrase the best can also be used as if it were an adverb. The meaning is approximately the same in that case.
2. Jan. 2016 · The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the. It is best not to do something. Here, we have the adjective best, but this adjective is attached to no noun.
20. Okt. 2016 · Both sentences could mean the same thing, however. I like you best. I like chocolate best, better than anything else. can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified. I like you the best. Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best. can be used when choosing from some choices. Thank you for your helpful answer.
So,according to my understanding, depending on the Verb in the sentence, i should use best/the best/ most/the most Not interchangibly.otherwise, the meaning of the sentence would be very different: " we all tell jokes in this office,but John actually tells The best"= his jokes are the funniest. Vs "we all tell jokes in this office,but John ...
16. Dez. 2017 · My feeling is that as best as in meaning would be somewhat similar to the expression to the best of one's ability (but I don't think they're completely interchangeable) and, with regard to the actual phrase in question, to the expression to the best of one's recollection. It has the nuance that there is a mental or physical effort involved on the speaker's part when they're trying to do something.
8. Nov. 2019 · best ever [x] I (personally) wouldn't use this type of phrasing - at least not in speech. 'This [x] is the best ever'. I would phrase it like this (or just 'This is the best ever' if it's understood what this is), (Again as a native BrE speaker - I'm unsure about other jurisdictions) Share. Improve this answer.
18. Jan. 2017 · The first sentence means what you think it means: It is better to stay here than to go away. Note that it could also mean this: It is better to stay here than someplace else. It really just depends upon context. The second sentence, as you said, contains a superlative, "best." In English, unlike in some other languages such as Spanish, the ...
10. Nov. 2015 · It depends. You would use 1. for books in general, without having specific books in mind. You would use 2. for example if you have two books in front of you - in that case, 'which' would really indicate 'which of these two books'.
13. Nov. 2015 · In Europe, it is not uncommon to receive emails with the valediction With best/kind regards, instead of the more typical and shorter Best/Kind regards. When I see a colleague of mine writing such a phrase, I usually point out that it is a kind of old-fashioned affected valediction which, probably, nowadays, a native English speaker wouldn't write.
I met A recently and he asked me to send you his best wishes!" However, there is this: A sends his regards. (For example: I met A recently and he sends his regards.) These seem crude to me. Try: A asked me to offer you his regards. I met A recently, he says he knows you, and that I should offer you his regards. Share.
