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Grammar and Linguistics > I like it best or most?
I like it best or most?
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ironik
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I like it best or most?
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Hello friends, I want to ask you, which expression is correct and/or more common?
I like Maths the best I like Maths the most I like Maths best I like Maths most
Thank you :)
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12 Nov 2011
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Apodo
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All of these can be correct.
It sounds better to me with ´the ´, but this could be local usage. And it depends on the context.
I personally prefer: I like maths the best.
But if someone asked ´Which subject do you like most? ´ my reply would be ´I like maths the most. ´
And I would say: I like maths best of all / most of all. - without ´the ´ |
12 Nov 2011
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stexstme
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I keep on saying : " I like it best" - without the .... I ´ve lived in England, & as an English teacher in France I ´m supposed to teach British English. ...I ´d be interested to know about what other people think / use ... Mind you, I have not been searching books or the web, lazy me!
Would you use the or not ? Why ?? Why not ?? Ha! Ha!
( Thank you Apodo for your answer ;-)))
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12 Nov 2011
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rockthevinyl
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As an American, I would say:
"I like Math the best."
(We say ´math ´ without an ´s ´).
Without ´the, ´ it also sounds fine to my ears. |
12 Nov 2011
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ironik
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Thanks everyone, my first choice was "I like Maths the best" but I wasn ´t sure if that ´s everyday usage. Now, approved by two natives I can use it safely 
p.s. Sylive, I couldn ´t check a book but I googled it and all I info I got is they are all usable :) but I wanted to learn which one is more common in everyday English. |
12 Nov 2011
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hatooom
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ofcourse the best is the correct one . drop the (s) of maths->math |
13 Nov 2011
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Apodo
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@hatoom
British English - maths
US English - math
Both correct.
The most common depends where you live. |
13 Nov 2011
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