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Rule "THE + RELATIVE + OF, e.g. the worse (worst) of"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	THE + RELATIVE + OF, e.g. the worse (worst) of
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message:	Use <suggestion>\2</suggestion> to express an extreme with this adjective.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The worse of all is that he doesn't know what to do! Correction suggestion: illest, worst Buy the cheaper of the 2. Correction suggestion: cheapest
Correct sentences for comparison:	The Wretched of the Earth. No one could get the better of him in an argument. ...since ASCII suited the needs of only the USA and a few other countries. We must go forward getting the better of all obstacles. The meeting will be postponed till the 20th of this month. After many years of conflict that lead to the weakening of all the insurgent parties,... Mary is the cuter of the two. The hostage-taker activated the timer of the bomb. The exact composition of the layer of wax is not only species-dependent. The more of that a poet keeps, the more genuine his nature. I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
ID:	THE_WORSE_OF [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)

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