{"id":4273,"date":"2012-06-18T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T02:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=4273"},"modified":"2012-06-18T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T03:22:18","slug":"is-anything-worse-than-doing-your-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2012\/06\/is-anything-worse-than-doing-your-worst\/","title":{"rendered":"Is anything worse than doing your worst?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Get clear about what is worst!<\/p><\/div>\n

With only one letter difference<\/a>, today’s words are related but subtly\u00a0different – and just sound wrong when used in the wrong context. Thanks to Entrapment’s comment a week or so ago, here are my definitions of worse and worst.<\/p>\n

Note that both of these words can be used as an adverb, adjective or noun (and worst can also be a verb)\u00a0so I have given all definitions.<\/p>\n

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worse:
\n<\/strong>[adjective] of a lower quality or standard The sight was terrible, and the smell worse!<\/em><\/span>
\n[noun] more unfavourable or desirable Worse was yet to come!<\/em><\/span>
\n[adverb] showing less skill or ability She had worse handwriting than you!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

worst:
\n<\/span><\/strong>[adjective] the lowest quality or standard The hotel last night had the worst service.<\/em><\/span>
\n[noun] the most unfavourable or desirable He was yet to face the worst.<\/em><\/span>
\n[adverb] the\u00a0most adversely or severely Marytown was the worst affected in the fires.<\/em><\/span>
\n[verb] completely or thoroughly defeat He came out of that the worst.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The key difference to remember is that worse is\u00a0poor while worst<\/strong>\u00a0is the poorest<\/strong> possible. For instance, the flu is worse than a cold but pneumonia is the worst of the three.<\/p>\n

Just to twist things a little, do you often think about the worst parts of your business, or concentrate on the best?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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