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Oden	Nov 28th, 2010 08:26 pm

the "absolutely / absolute" best way

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That is the absolutely best way to do it.

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Are both grammatically correct?

Oden	Dec 2nd, 2010 07:34 am

Re: the "absolutely / absolute" best way

susan53

Dec 6th, 2010 11:27 am

Re: the "absolutely / absolute" best way

Either.

absolutely

This is OK, but it would be more usual to say:That is absolutely the best way to do it.
than to use the word order you've suggested. I did a Google battle and got :
absolutely the best - 4,520,000 examples
the absolutely best - 1,650,000 examples

absolute

But the absolute best brought up 13,300,000 examples. So in wins out over both the others. To me it sounds very informal and emphatic however. So I'd suggest ...

in neutral style - absolutely the best is usual
more informally - the absolute best is fine

Oden	Dec 7th, 2010 05:36 am

Re: the "absolutely / absolute" best way

clevermae

Mar 22nd, 2011 06:03 pm

Re: the "absolutely / absolute" best way

For me absolutely means you are conducting a form of expression, while absolute means an exact word to point something that you think is perfect!

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