Which tie do you like most?

Question

Which tie do you like most?

Which tie do you like best?

I would like to know which of these sentences are correct. Thank you.

• Both of them! - Luciente Mar 1, 2010

Answer 1

For me,

These two sound natural for two ties:

**Which tie do you like more?

Which tie do you like (the) best?**

And these two sound natural for more than two ties:

**Which tie do you like (the) most?

Which tie do you like (the) best?**

• Actually it would be "Which tie do you like better?" for only two ties. - nrdyAWSM Mar 1, 2010

Answer 2

Either sentence would work fine as I have commonly heard both used, however I would personally use 'which', as in Which tie do you like the most?

Answer 3

'Which tie do you like best?'

Answer 4

"Which tie do you like the most?"

He likes one tie more than the others another, i.e. "the most". "The best" doesn't sound right to me.

• lol, looks like we think alike... - cheeseisyumm Mar 1, 2010

Answer 5

If you want to use either "what" or "which" I would say the following:

What type of tie do you like (the) most?

Which tie do you like best? (Choosing from a selection)

Answer 6

Which tie do you like more?

This means that there are two ties, and your asking the person their preference of which tie they like.

Which tie do you like the most?

This means there are 3 or more ties, and your asking which one (out of all of them) the person likes.

Which tie do you like the best?

Here there are also 3 or more ties, and again, your asking which one (out of all of them) the person likes. However, I personally wouldn't use "best", it just sounds wrong to me, even though you will hear people say it, and, it is grammatically correct.

You could also say:

Which tie is your favorite?

Answer 7

In general, "best" describes quality, and "most" describes quantity. When talking about how much you like something (like ties), you can use either best or most because how much you like something can be described by either quantity or quality. In other words, "to like something alot" = "to like something well"

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Some examples of when to use "the most": (quantity)

• Mary has 3 books, Anna has 2, and Jane has 4. Jane has the most book.
• Ashley has the most friends because she talks to everyone.
• Sarah won first place because she received the most points.

Some examples of when to use "the best": (quality)

• Jane's books have torn pages, and Anna's are boring. Mary's books are the best.
• Ashley is the best at making friends.
• Sarah won because her performance was the best.

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Note: I used "the" in front of both best and most. In spoken English, though, "the" is often left out (Ashley is best at making friends).

Answer 8

I had seen somewhere "which tie do you like more?", and I was suspecting that it was wrong. In any case, I thought: it should be: most or best.

But, "the most" and "best", I cannot get to notice the difference very well.... Is there any difference between "the most" and "best" in this type of question?

• I have also heard commonly 'more'... - cheeseisyumm Mar 1, 2010
• "more" makes me think they are only two ties. - Luciente Mar 1, 2010

Answer 9

I have also heard commonly 'more'.

Then, is it possible all these three sentences:

Which tie do you like the most?

Which tie do you like best?

Which tie do you like more?

• "more" makes me think they are only two ties. "the most" and "the best" feel identical. - Luciente Mar 1, 2010

Answer 10

Querida Nila:

Hace pocos días hiciste casi la misma pregunta. El problema es que hay dos campos de opiones en cuanto a esta construción. Una mantiene que se debe usar al comparativo cuando se trata de dos opciones y el superlativo cuando se trata de tres o más. La otra mantiene que ¨no me importa, ni pizco esa distinción arcaica, yo uso la forma que me de la gana en el momento (es decir, no hay reglas/normas, lo que importa es mi capricho).

• "La forma que quiero" is the politically correct way. - nila45 Mar 2, 2010