1) "It's the best movie yet"- Does this sentence mean this is the best movie ever?

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1) "It's the best movie yet"- Does this sentence mean this is the best movie ever?2) What are the differences between exculpate and acquit and exonerate?3) Can two or more uncountable noun going with and go with a plural verb?Money and love are two different thingsorMoney and love is two different thing4)How can you define self realization? Does it mean the same as realization or actualization?5) In this sentence:" You have been tutored and refined by books and retirement from the world, and you are therefore somewhat ; but this only renders you the more fit to appreciate the extradordinary merits of this wonderful man."What class of words does fit stand in? Noun or adj? If it is noun, how can it come after the more? Supposed you don't know the word "render" and have to base on the context to guess. So here are two possible choices" provide" and "make". What is your choice? Why?Thanks in advance 1) "It's the best movie yet"- Does this sentence mean this is the best movie ever?2) What are the differences between exculpate and acquit and exonerate?3) Can two or more uncountable noun going with and go with a plural verb?Money and love are two different thingsorMoney and love is two different thing4)How can you define self realization? Does it mean the same as realization or actualization?5) In this sentence:" You have been tutored and refined by books and retirement from the world, and you are therefore somewhat ; but this only renders you the more fit to appreciate the extradordinary merits of this wonderful man."What class of words does fit stand in? Noun or adj? If it is noun, how can it come after the more? Supposed you don't know the word "render" and have to base on the context to guess. So here are two possible choices" provide" and "make". What is your choice? Why?Thanks in advance

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

1) "It's the best movie yet"- Does this sentence mean this is the best movie ever? The best up to the present time.

2) What are the differences between exculpate and acquit and exonerate?

The first that comes to mind is that #1 is pretty rare, #2 is extremely common, and #3 is less common.

Here are a few comments.
exculpate - free someone from blame. Not necessarily related to crimes/courts.
acquit - decide someone is not giuilty. (Also has other meanings). Commonly related to crimes/coutrts.
exonerate - show someone is innocent after they are thought to be guilty.

3) Can two or more uncountable noun going with and go with a plural verb? <<< Hunh? This is a hard question to understand.

Money and love are two different things OK

or

Money and love is two different thingNot OK

4)How can you define self realization? Does it mean the same as realization or actualization?

self-realization - focuses on 'myself'.
realization - can focus on something outside 'myself'.

actualization - focuses on making ideas into reality.

5) In this sentence:" You have been tutored and refined by books and retirement from the world, and you are therefore somewhat (somewhat what? This statement seems incomplete); but this only renders you the more fit to appreciate the extradordinary merits of this wonderful man."

What class of words does fit stand in? Noun or adj? If it is noun, how can it come after the more? It's an adjective. McCain and Obama are both fit to be Prsident, but of the two of them, Obama is the more fit.

Supposed you don't know the word "render" and have to base on the context to guess. So here are two possible choices" provide" and "make". What is your choice? Why? It depends on the context. Would you like to provide a few, for comments?

Best wishes, Clive

Belly · Answer

5) somewhat fastidious, sorry I mistype it.
I have never heard the use of "the more " but all the more only

Clive · Answer

Hi,
All the more' is more idiomatic.

I wanted to see that move as soon as I saw the ad. Now that I have read several good reviews, I want to see it all the more.
ie Even more than before.

Clive

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