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Tangent: "Commonest" is listed in the dictionary as an acceptable alternative to "most common", but I can't recall ever hearing it before. According to Ngram t

Tangent: "Commonest" is listed in the dictionary as an acceptable alternative to "most common", but I can't recall ever hearing it before. According to Ngram the latter is 20 times more common (or commoner, heh) but I would still have expected to remembering hearing it. Is this a UK vs. US thing?

harveywi 4y ago
It seems you have identified the second commonest cause of high blood pressure.
- mouse_ 4y ago
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MrBump_ 4y ago
Yes, somewhat. https://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/2016/04/14/commonest-common-or-not/ https://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/2016/04/14/commonest-com...