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grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...
So, " It is the best ever " means it's the best of all time, up to the present. " It was the best ever " means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have happened since then, or it includes up to the present.
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how to use “best” as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is the ultimate example of it's kind when used as an adverb you do so to indicate that the adjective it precedes is to the highest degree possible. In your example "experienced" is the past tense of the verb to ...
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"Best regards" vs. "Best Regards" - English Language Learners Stack ...
I have been told that I should use "Best regards" in emails. However, I also see many native English speakers using "Best Regards". I'm confused which is correct.
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definite article - "Most" "best" with or without "the" - English ...
I mean here "You are the best at tennis" "and "you are best at tennis", "choose the book you like the best or best" both of them can have different meanings but "most" and another adverb in a standalone sentence has a completely different meaning.
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What's the best way to remove a single word from a quote?
It is usual to indicate a word [thus] when it was absent in the original, but could be inferred from the context. The word is added to the quote, or replaces one, to give it sense. For example: After being disturbed by intruders several times we came up with a solution. We installed an infra-red detector to deter them. The second sentence could be quoted out of its context like this: We ...
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word choice - "second" vs "second best" - English Language Learners ...
If a student is ranked #2 in his class in terms of exam grade, which is better to describe him? "second", "second best", or both are appropriate? e.g. 1. He is the second student overall among nea...
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valediction - "With best/kind regards" vs "Best/Kind regards" - English ...
5 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 ...
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valediction - Does "Bests" mean "Best regards" in emails? - English ...
One of my colleagues (not a native English speaker) always ends his emails like this: Bests Mike I guess he means Best regards with Bests. Could someone help explain?
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word usage - "I did my best" vs "I did the best I could" - English ...
In one post, a commenter maintained that the phrases "I did my best" and "I did the best I could" don't mean quite the same thing. If it is true, what is the fine difference between the two?
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superlatives - "plural" + are/were + "one" of the best + - English ...
Consider the phrase "one of" as a synonym for "among". This way, your sentence reads: " Honda and Toyate are among the best selling cars in the US " I hope this clarifies this particular usage. As for the superlative nature, typically in English the meaning of superlative is slightly augmented by the use of determiners.