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Choosing between more/er and most/est has always seemed quite random to me for two syllable adjectives. The problem with English is that there ALWAYS seems to b
by bhrgunatha 12y ago
Choosing between more/er and most/est has always seemed quite random to me for two syllable adjectives. The problem with English is that there ALWAYS seems to be an exception to the rule.
- ubernostrum 12y agoActually, "commonest" seems to mostly be a British English thing, while "most common" is American English, in my experience.
- mdpye 12y agoReally? I've never heard it before, and it was so jarring to read that I came to the comments specifically looking for other people saying so...