Dec 5, 2020 · Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)

Dec 26, 2015 · Yet Make Video is a viable option, too. One might argue that make is the simplest word of the three, and it might therefore be apt for software that might be used by children.

Oct 5, 2024 · Present tense in the cited context probably represents your category 2 or 3, but since the same verb form (the simplest) covers all those possibilities, it doesn't really make …

Feb 3, 2018 · Yes, it is ill-formed (what a nice word! :) ) language. Only a noun or an adjective can come after become —because the meaning of this word is about coming to be a certain way. …

Jun 14, 2016 · Is she beautiful or smart or none? The duplicate question does not answer my question. My question is not about single plural verb harmony. It is about whether I can omit …

Nov 8, 2022 · There's nothing wrong with using the future tense in OP's context - but it adds nothing, so most native speakers [will] stick with the the "default" position (prefer the simplest …

Jul 26, 2016 · They differ in meaning, and in register. The simplest words in your list are ahead, front and forward. Forward usually indicates a motion: "Move forward" Front is a side of …

Jan 19, 2018 · I would say different views simply means that their views are not the same while differing views suggests the idea that their views are opposing, disagreeing or maybe even …

How would we form the superlative of the adjective common? I thought it was most common, but my spelling checker recognizes commonest too.

Dec 13, 2024 · The simplest explanation is probably the one where it’s all that’s left over from an elided plural noun like people or things. Terminology ranges from OED’s “absolute adjectives” …