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DeEmEn replied at 2016-2-27 20:09 ![]()
Dont use the word best in multiple subjects because best is best. Nothing is better or equal to it, ...
I must simply dasagree with you on that.
Sure, best does imply a singular entity that "is the best" and if you add a plural to it and ask for the best partners, it is grammatically speaking still incorrect, but looking at the modern English language, also widely used, as such you can conclude it as correct English, just like nonsensical words like "selfie" and "phablet" that were added to the dictionary last year because the terms where widely used.
A language evolves over time and the traditional meaning of words change, thus you could argue that asking: "What are the best places to eat in town?" is/are* correct because it is widely used in modern English throughout the English speaking world.
*= in doubt about that one, since it is "you" who argues and therefore it should in principle always be "are", but it just sounds more logical to use "is".
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