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Rule "superlative + 'of all other'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: superlative + 'of all other'
Message: Unless you have already specified someone or something as the \1 and are comparing the remaining items, 'other' should not be used in combination with a superlative. Please check whether 'other' can be removed.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-comparatives-superlatives/#superlative-forms-of-adjectives
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Bill is the tallest of all other boys.
    Correction suggestion: all
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Shakespeare is the greatest writer and of all other writers Hemingway is the greatest.
  • Bill is taller than any other boy.
ID: JJS_OF_ALL_OTHER [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)