Timeline for "At the least" to start a sentence seems right but
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| Feb 7, 2014 at 22:29 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Surely all these constructions (at least, at most, at worst, at best / at latest) are idioms. They are snowclones because quite a few examples having the same structure exist. They are idiosyncratic because similar constructs are not used (at highest / youngest / widest / fastest / nearest / furthest / most sensible / northernmost ...). | |
| Feb 7, 2014 at 17:06 | vote | accept | Adonneus | ||
| Feb 7, 2014 at 17:06 | comment | added | Adonneus | I especially agree with your point in your third paragraph; I was wondering if at the very least were only acceptable because it had become a idiom. Thanks for your answer! | |
| Feb 7, 2014 at 16:44 | history | answered | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |