2020-11-09 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M – Most & mostly
2020-11-09
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M – Most & mostly
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Most = ‘MOHST’
ออกเสียง mostly = ‘MOHST-lee’
Dictionary.com
USAGE NOTE FOR MOST
The adverb most, a shortened formof almost,
is far from being either a recent development or an Americanism.
It goes back to the 16th century in England, where it is now principally a dialect form.
In American English it occurs before such pronouns
as all, anyone, anybody, everyone, and everybody;
the adjectives all, any, and every;
and adverbs like anywhere and everywhere:
Most everyone around here is related to everyone else.
You can find that plant most anywhere.
This use of most is often objectedto,
but it is common in the informal speech of educated persons.
It is less common in edited writing except in representations of speech.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Can most be used in place of almost?: Usage Guide
Adverb (2)
Although considered by some to be unacceptablein all cases,
most is often used to mean "almost"
in both spoken and, to a lesser extent, written English
to modify
the adjectives all, every, and any;
the pronouns all, everyone, everything, everybody, anyone, anything, and anybody;
and the adverbs everywhere, anywhere, and always.
Other uses of this sense of most are dialectal.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
most
1. used to mean 'the majority' or 'the largest part'
You use most or most of to talk about
the majority of a group of things or people, or the largest part of something.
You use most in front of a plural noun which does not have a determiner,
such as 'the' or 'a', or a possessive, such as 'my' or 'our', in front of it.
Most people agree that stealing is wrong.
In most schools, sports are compulsory.
You use most of in front of a pronoun, such as us or it,
or in front of a noun which has a determiner or possessive noun in front of it.
Most of them enjoy music.
He used to spend most of his time in the library.
Be Careful!
When you use most like this,
don't use a determiner in front of it.
Don't say, for example, 'The most of them enjoy music.'
Be Careful!
Don't talk about 'the most part' of something.
Don't say, for example, 'She had eaten the most part of the pizza'.
Say 'She had eaten most of the pizza'.
2. used to form superlatives
Most is used in front of adjectives and adverbs to form superlatives.
It was the most interesting film I'd seen for a long time.
These are foods the body can digest most easily.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Usage:
More and most should bedistinguished when used in comparisons.
More applies to cases involving two persons, objects, etc,
most to cases involving three or more
usage:
The adverb most as a shortened form of almost goes back to 16th-century England, and in that country it is now principally dialectal.
In American English most occurs before such pronouns
as all, anyone, and everyone;
the adjectives all, any, and every;
and adverbs like anywhere and everywhere:
Most everyone here is related.
The use is often objected to, but it is common in informal speech and writing.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Most & mostly
Although most and mostly are adverbs meaning
“almost entirely,”
“for the most part,”
they are not always interchangeable.
When the desired sense is “extremely” or “to the greatest degree,” most should be used:
“Those most influenced are young children.”
In the sense of “in the main” or “on the whole,” mostlyis preferrable:
“The marchers were mostly weary.”
(If you mean the marchers were utterly exhausted, say “mostweary.”)
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