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What is the function of “one of my favourite xxx”?
What is the difference between a part of speech and a syntactic function / grammatical relation?Parts of speech and functions: “Bob made a book collector happy the other day”Subject, Verb Object (and so forth) sentence analysis. In particular: What's the Verb here?'It's just the way it is' - functional / notional descriptorPrepositional Phrases, Meaning, and FunctionTerm for a function that is deliberately excercising edge casesIn the phrase “color spectrum”, what part of speech is color? What formal or functional evidence supports your identification?What is the function of “for more productivity” on this sentence?Can a participle or adjective function as an adverb?Is there a difference between the usage of “this” or “that” when referring back to an idea in the previous sentence?
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When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
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There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
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When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
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When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
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There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 12:01
add a comment |
There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 12:01
There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 12:01
There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 12:01
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You usually use the phrase 'one of my' when you have multiple favorites.
For example:
Assume I like 3 restaurants namely: Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C.
Now, I can say that Restaurant B is one of my favorite restaurants.
This means that I definitely like restaurant B, but there are other restaurants apart from Restaurant B that I like.
And when I say 'I like Restaurant A', it can mean that I like Restaurant A and here I'm not taking about any other Restaurant.
I hope this helps!
answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
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When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they
want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
Here is an example:
My favourite restaurant in Paris is AAAA. My favourite restaurant in London is BBBB. My favourite restaurant in New York is CCCC.
So you have three favourite restaurants?
Yes I do and BBBB is one of them.
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You usually use the phrase 'one of my' when you have multiple favorites.
For example:
Assume I like 3 restaurants namely: Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C.
Now, I can say that Restaurant B is one of my favorite restaurants.
This means that I definitely like restaurant B, but there are other restaurants apart from Restaurant B that I like.
And when I say 'I like Restaurant A', it can mean that I like Restaurant A and here I'm not taking about any other Restaurant.
I hope this helps!
answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
add a comment |
You usually use the phrase 'one of my' when you have multiple favorites.
For example:
Assume I like 3 restaurants namely: Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C.
Now, I can say that Restaurant B is one of my favorite restaurants.
This means that I definitely like restaurant B, but there are other restaurants apart from Restaurant B that I like.
And when I say 'I like Restaurant A', it can mean that I like Restaurant A and here I'm not taking about any other Restaurant.
I hope this helps!
answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
1336
I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
add a comment |
You usually use the phrase 'one of my' when you have multiple favorites.
For example:
Assume I like 3 restaurants namely: Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C.
Now, I can say that Restaurant B is one of my favorite restaurants.
This means that I definitely like restaurant B, but there are other restaurants apart from Restaurant B that I like.
And when I say 'I like Restaurant A', it can mean that I like Restaurant A and here I'm not taking about any other Restaurant.
I hope this helps!
answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
1336
You usually use the phrase 'one of my' when you have multiple favorites.
For example:
Assume I like 3 restaurants namely: Restaurant A, Restaurant B, Restaurant C.
Now, I can say that Restaurant B is one of my favorite restaurants.
This means that I definitely like restaurant B, but there are other restaurants apart from Restaurant B that I like.
And when I say 'I like Restaurant A', it can mean that I like Restaurant A and here I'm not taking about any other Restaurant.
I hope this helps!
answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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answered Mar 30 at 9:06
zeemanzeeman
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I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
add a comment |
I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
I think you may have mistyped your final sentence. I think it should be, "And when I say 'Restaurant A is my favourite', it means that I like Restaurant A more than any other restaurant.
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:26
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
Hey, @chasly. Thanks for pointing it out. But I was careful in not using the word favorite in the last final sentence. When I say 'I like Restaurant A', does it also mean that I like Restaurant A more than any other Restaurant?
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:29
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
No, it just means you like it, but it doesn't say anything about other restaurants. For example you could say, "I like restaurant A but I like restaurant B even more." or "I like restaurant A but B is my favourite."
– chasly from UK
Mar 30 at 9:34
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
Thanks. I edited my answer
– zeeman
Mar 30 at 9:38
add a comment |
When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they
want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
Here is an example:
My favourite restaurant in Paris is AAAA. My favourite restaurant in London is BBBB. My favourite restaurant in New York is CCCC.
So you have three favourite restaurants?
Yes I do and BBBB is one of them.
answered Mar 30 at 9:38
chasly from UKchasly from UK
24.2k13275
add a comment |
When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they
want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
Here is an example:
My favourite restaurant in Paris is AAAA. My favourite restaurant in London is BBBB. My favourite restaurant in New York is CCCC.
So you have three favourite restaurants?
Yes I do and BBBB is one of them.
answered Mar 30 at 9:38
chasly from UKchasly from UK
24.2k13275
add a comment |
When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they
want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
Here is an example:
My favourite restaurant in Paris is AAAA. My favourite restaurant in London is BBBB. My favourite restaurant in New York is CCCC.
So you have three favourite restaurants?
Yes I do and BBBB is one of them.
answered Mar 30 at 9:38
chasly from UKchasly from UK
24.2k13275
When people say "XXX is one of my favourite restaurants", what do they
want to express? Why they don't just say "I like XXX"?
Here is an example:
My favourite restaurant in Paris is AAAA. My favourite restaurant in London is BBBB. My favourite restaurant in New York is CCCC.
So you have three favourite restaurants?
Yes I do and BBBB is one of them.
answered Mar 30 at 9:38
chasly from UKchasly from UK
24.2k13275
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There are 30 restaurants that I like out of about 50 in town. So saying "I like X" is faint praise. But of those 30 there are 5 that are my favorites. Of course if there are only 5 restaurants in town the math is different.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 12:01