student asking question

Why does she say "the most strong", not "the strongest"? Isn't it wrong?

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Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

You're right, "the most strong" is technically not grammatically correct and it would be better to use the word "strongest" in this case. A lot of native speakers use "most + adjective" even when it is technically incorrect because it is easy to mix up and the incorrect forms of the superlatives have become a part of colloquial English conversations.

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