Vincent Teo  +  462982 Fri, 11 Jan 08 11:10 AM Can I say,   (a) The giraffe is the tallest animals in the world. (b) The girrafe is the tallest.   Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	Feebs11  +  462997 Fri, 11 Jan 08 12:03 PM  Vincent Teo wrote: Can I say,   (a) The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. (b) The girrafe is the tallest.  Presupposes that other animals have already been described.   Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Grammar Geek  +  463254 Sat, 12 Jan 08 04:06 AM Of all the animals, the giraffe is the tallest. Don't use the -est form with "than" - use the -er form with than. The hippo is taller than the warthog. The elephant is the tallest of the three. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Grammar Geek  +  463405 Sat, 12 Jan 08 03:53 PM  Vincent Teo wrote: Can I say, (a) A giraffe is the tallest. The tallest WHAT? This is missing something, unless you have already been having a conversation about tall animals. (b) A giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. This is fine. Grammar Geek Conversations