Oct 19, 2018 · when comparing amounts of some things, but I've checked it in google which seems like "the largest, the greatest, the highest, and even the most number of. . ." are …

What is the largest lake in the world? Compare this to 'the biggest lake'. To my mind, the largest is the one with the greatest surface area, the biggest may have a smaller surface area but be …

When referring to a list of number is largest or biggest correct? For example, I want to find the biggest number in an array. Or should it be the largest number. Finally, would either biggest or

Do these two sentences need to be hyphenated? It seems to me that " ever " doesn't really act as an adjective to " car," but I could be wrong. " That was my first-ever car. " And " She's the …

Somewhat related to this question, but I'm interested in a phrase, not just a single word. The longest I am aware of is A man, a plan, a canal: Panama Are there longer palindromic phrases?

Actual numbers are highest and lowest number: 100, 200, 300 versus 1, 2, 3, for example. Whereas: the greatest number of people would take great to mean largest. That's the short …

Jul 19, 2024 · If you're loosely grouping batteries on say a five-point scale, 'from smaller to larger' conveys this rather better than 'from smallest to largest', which implies an accurate ordering.

Jan 21, 2014 · Of course, both sentences are grammatical. "Huge" and "large" are in the same category: they are adjectives. However, something huge is surprisingly large or excessively …

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Oct 6, 2022 · What about the second pie chart? In the second pie chart the largest portion is less than 50%. Can I still consider the group "c" as majority in it? Based on the Cambridge …