articles - "it is best" vs. "it is the best" - English Language ...
This is the best car in the garage. We use articles like the and a before nouns, like car. The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the. It is best not to do something.

grammar - Like best/the best like most/the most - English Language ...
Everybody in that house knows how to fix cars ,but the oldest brother knows the best. Everybody in that house knows how to fix cars, but the oldest brother knows the most. All my sisters play volleyball, but María,the youngest, plays best. All my sisters play volleyball, but María,the youngest, plays the best.="she does it better than the rest"

plural forms - It's/I'm acting in your best interest/interests ...
have someone's (best) interests at heart (=want to help them): He claims he has only my best interests at heart. be in someone's/something's (best) interest(s) (=bring an advantage or benefit): The president doesn't believe the plan is in the best interest of the company.

Word choice - Way of / to / for - Way of / to / for - English Language ...
The best way to use "the best way" is to follow it with an infinitive. However, this is not the only way to use the phrase; "the best way" can also be followed by of with a gerund: The best way of increasing morale in the workplace is to care about the workers. The best way of preventing a heart attack is to both exercise regularly and eat well.

grammar - Grammatical function of "at best" idiom - English Language ...
In those sentences, at best functions as an adverbial phrase. In your examples, it modifies either an adjective or a whole clause. I've marked the part of the sentence that at best modifies in bold below: Their response to the proposal was, at best, cool. The government's response seems to have been at best confused and at worst dishonest.

Best way to say after calling someone and no answer!
What is the best formal way to document when you called someone and did not succeed to get hold of him/her? I am usually documented the case as calling Mr X but no answer, but have the feeling could be much more better than this simple words.

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To you vs for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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