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'Most of all' or 'least of all' #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 18, 2010 13:29 pm   'Most of all' or 'least of all'
 

Which is correct? I also want to know whether semicolon is the right punctuation after "....like that".
I would never tolerate anyone speaking to me like that;most of all, my wife.
I would never tolerate anyone speaking to me like that;least of all, my wife.
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'Most of all' or 'least of all' #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 18, 2010 15:01 pm   'Most of all' or 'least of all'
 

An independent clause must follow a semicolon unless it is part of a list of items with internal commas.
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'Most of all' or 'least of all' #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:39 am   'Most of all' or 'least of all'
 

Thank you, Mister Micawber.
And,are both the sentences correct?If so, what is the difference in the meaning of the sentences?
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'Most of all' or 'least of all' #4 (permalink) Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:05 am   'Most of all' or 'least of all'
 

When I read them to myself, both seem possible. The first ('most of all') refers to 'anyone' and the second ('least of all') refers to 'tolerate'. The second is probably the expected.
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'Most of all' or 'least of all' #5 (permalink) Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:07 am   'Most of all' or 'least of all'
 

Thank you once agian.
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