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Allouie
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 Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: how to use the word, 'the most'? |
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Could you tell me whether I used the words 'the most' correctly in the following sentence.
- The number of passengers who fly across the nation during Thanksgiving holiday is THE MOST in a year.
Thank you.
Yuki
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myprofe
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| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: Re: how to use the word, 'the most'? |
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| Allouie wrote: |
| The number of passengers who fly across the nation during Thanksgiving holiday is THE MOST in a year. |
This always happens so I would say in/of the year.
You can't say "the most number" but you could say "the most numbers".
You could also say:
Thanksgiving is the busiest travel period.
It's the most popular time to travel.
It's when most people travel.
It's when the largest/greatest/highest number of people travel.
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Allouie
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Myprofe,
Thank you very much for your advice.
Your explanation was very clear and easy to understand.
yuki
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