Timeline for "The likeliest problem" vs. "the most likely problem"
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| Oct 22, 2019 at 3:47 | comment | added | Robert Talada | I sometimes choose phrasings that are less common to make my speech sound more interesting or to otherwise capture the reader's attention. I find that "likeliest" sounds okay enough and different enough from common speech that it accomplishes this. Subjectively, I don't find that it sounds informal, because I find that informal speech rings most familiarly in the ear. Rare speech can sound exclusive, elite or apropos of upper crust prattling. | |
| May 24, 2012 at 0:18 | history | answered | user21497 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |