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most common vs. commonest #1 (permalink) Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:03 am   most common vs. commonest
 

Which do you think is more common:

commonest or most common?

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most common vs. commonest #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:11 am   most common vs. commonest
 

According to Google, 'most common' is the commonest. I prefer it, too, for clearness' sake, if for nothing else.
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