What is the difference between least and lowest? Websites announce as "Lowest prices", but not "least". Least is the superlative degree. low > lower > least ?

Jun 1, 2016 · Merriam-Webster traces "lowest common denominator" to 1854 and "least common denominator" to 1851. It is therefore quite interesting that the earliest matches for "lowest common …

Aug 9, 2019 · Then I questioned whether either "What is the least number of people?" or "What is the fewest number of people?" is a superior alternative. My guess is that the "fewest number" option is …

The lowest common denominator sounds like it's smaller than the greatest common divisor, when in fact it's the opposite. It's not a very good expression to use outside mathematics, as it sounds better …

Mar 24, 2016 · Is there any difference between the words lowest and lowermost? When should I use either of them? Possibly lowermost should never be used?

The most revered or "main" character of the story being told is the lowest or closest to earth. You want to show respect by it being closest to you. If you see people on the top of totem poles, it is most …

Jun 13, 2016 · 1 Google gives the second sense of lowest common denominator as "the level of the least discriminating audience or consumer group." This sense refers to people.

Feb 27, 2013 · The lowest-ranking person in society might be a serf:- a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred …

Apr 20, 2019 · The phrase "The highest as the lowest form of criticism" means that the highest and lowest forms of criticism (and by implication all the other shades of form between them) share a …

Feb 12, 2015 · And "next lower/next lowest" are even vaguer -- you don't hear "next lowest" or "next lower" nearly as much as "next highest" or "next higher", and there are fewer "usual assumptions".