Jul 7, 2015 · The adverbial use of the definite noun the most synonymous with the bare-adverbial most to modify an entire clause or predicate has been in use since at least the 1500s and is an …

Apr 1, 2022 · 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 …

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 …

Mar 14, 2011 · Most of the time is an expression indicating that something happens more often than not, usually much more often. Much of the time I would normally only use where you …

Oct 1, 2013 · Comma use is subjective and in most, but not all cases is a style choice. The only place in that sentence where commas are required is in the list at the end (running, jumping, …

Dec 8, 2013 · 0 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 …

Jan 29, 2012 · 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 …

Feb 15, 2020 · In technical and common parlance, the phrase "chronological order" indicates that the items are in order of occurrence or creation, oldest first (being the first in the chronology). …

Sep 27, 2013 · Are there guidelines for favoring 'preferred' over 'preferable' in certain contexts? Dictionaries seem to give nearly the same definitions. Thanks.

Nov 10, 2014 · The most formal, respectful and deferential way of addressing a person today is Respected Sir, or Respected Madam. Use it when the other person is clearly not your equal in …