Monday, 1 February 2016

grammaticality - Is the usage "one of the better" correct and grammatical?

A colleague of mine stated that he often hears "one of the better X" from native speakers. I haven't heard this phrase often, and I would use "one of the best X" myself, unless I want to contrast something, like:




Solution A is good, but Solution B is one of the better [ones]




Can "one of the better" be used (or is it used even if it happens to be non-grammatical) in non-contrasting cases like:




This apple is one of the better I've tasted


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