Nov 17, 2020 · In the following usage, which is the correct form for the superlative of the adjective "rare"? "the rarest on Earth" or "the most rare on Earth"?

Feb 16, 2025 · Indeed the earliest-occurring term, amnios, the OED assigns to its frequency band 2, its second to rarest classification. That means it remains extremely rare. The OED estimates that it …

Jan 21, 2012 · What are the percentages of the parts of speech in English? For instance, what percent of English is comprised of nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.? I have done an extensive web search using …

Feb 13, 2019 · Can anyone provide me with a more professional way of saying "slice and dice"? For example, "This new interactive report allows you to slice and dice information regarding your clients"

Jan 22, 2015 · It's common knowledge that the (Greek) gods drank nectar and ate ambrosia, but I've never heard that their ichor had a noteworthy odor—or that the gods exuded it on any but the rarest …

Hindus believe that if they die here, there is an automatic upgrade to heaven, no matter what the sin committed on earth. It is amazing how god provides this wild-card entry at death. I perceived the …

Jun 14, 2016 · Lexico says that 'misconstrue' is rare. Collins shows a frequency-of-usage graph indicating the same, and puts it in the 'rarest' of its categories.

Jul 15, 2016 · The subjunctive is rare in British English, but perhaps less so in American English. In either variety, I want you to give this money to him so that he have enough for lunch seems a most …

Mar 24, 2019 · In contrast, /ʒ/ is the rarest consonant phoneme in the language at all, occurring only in (mainly French) loan words, and notably it is almost entirely absent at the beginning of words.

Jan 3, 2013 · There are five different pronunciations of the word aunt in North America, yet the only one with a diphthong is the rarest of the 5. It’s the one that sounds just like ain’t, like when Andy Griffith …