Superlatives - “in all” vs. “of all”
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Example sentence: "He ran the fastest (of all) the anchors." - my coworker (an ESL teacher) wants to know specifically why we can't say "He ran the fastest (in all) the anchors". I feel like it may just be the set usage for superlatives but I was hoping to give a little more information and not just "that's just how it is".
Is that just how it is?
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Example sentence: "He ran the fastest (of all) the anchors." - my coworker (an ESL teacher) wants to know specifically why we can't say "He ran the fastest (in all) the anchors". I feel like it may just be the set usage for superlatives but I was hoping to give a little more information and not just "that's just how it is".
Is that just how it is?
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What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago
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Example sentence: "He ran the fastest (of all) the anchors." - my coworker (an ESL teacher) wants to know specifically why we can't say "He ran the fastest (in all) the anchors". I feel like it may just be the set usage for superlatives but I was hoping to give a little more information and not just "that's just how it is".
Is that just how it is?
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Example sentence: "He ran the fastest (of all) the anchors." - my coworker (an ESL teacher) wants to know specifically why we can't say "He ran the fastest (in all) the anchors". I feel like it may just be the set usage for superlatives but I was hoping to give a little more information and not just "that's just how it is".
Is that just how it is?
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What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago
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What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago
What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago
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What do you mean by anchors? For example, this makes sense: He ran the fastest in all the anchor legs of the races that day. In that sentence, an anchor isn't a person but a specific event that he could have taken part in.
– Jason Bassford
21 hours ago
Tom ran the fastest of all the starters. Dick ran the fastest of all the anchors. Harry kicked it in like no one else on the track. With Fast Eddie reliable as ever on the second leg, Tom, Dick and Harry made the podium that day.
– Global Charm
21 hours ago
"He ran the fastest of all the anchors" is correct, but you could also say "He was the fastest in the anchors group".
– John Go-Soco
17 hours ago