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by peter1997
Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:09 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: "commonest" or "most common"?
Replies: 5
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Thank all of you for your detailed information and constructive suggestions. Viewing "more/most + adj." is current more prevalent than "adj. + -er/est" when the two forms are juxtaposed, as you suggested, could we possibly say that is a further demonstration of the loss of inflexions, from the point...
by peter1997
Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:30 am
Forum: Pronunciation
Topic: stress and rhthym - teaching Chinese students.....
Replies: 5
Views: 5995

comment:stress and rhthym - teaching Chinese students.....

I don't agree with xantarcx at all when he announced that Chinese students speak with weird stress. There are always learners who need improvement. And there are so many Chinese students speak with native-like pronunciation, to my knowledge. There is no way in speaking with national prejudice for im...
by peter1997
Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:30 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: "commonest" or "most common"?
Replies: 5
Views: 3001

"commonest" or "most common"?

I'm currently a graduate student in Beijing, China. When reading some literature recently, I came upon the use of "commonest" and "most common" by native writers interchangeablely. I just wonder which use is more proper, or both are OK, from the point of view of linguistics. Any help is appreciated!...