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what works best vs what works better

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'What works best' is used when comparing multiple options to find the most effective one, while 'what works better' is used when comparing two options to determine which one is more effective.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 7487 views

what works best

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when comparing multiple options to find the most effective one.

This phrase is used when you are considering several options and want to determine which one is the most effective or suitable for a particular situation.

Examples:

I've tried different study methods, but I wonder what works best for me.
Can you tell me what works best for cleaning stainless steel appliances?

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The workshops organised in Madrid, Stockholm and Prague have proved an excellent focus for the phase of gathering ideas about what works best.
You know, boundaries have always been our problem, so I think we need to be clear about them and figure out what works best for both of us.
You'll learn what works best for you and you will deal with it.
I mean, it's - it's not what I'm on, but it's what works best...
the schemes promoted by Member States reflect the findings of independent consumer research and extensive stakeholder consultations as to what works best for consumers;
What works best is not clear.
Resources may be channelled through different modalities that may be complementary according to what will work best in each country.
Rather, I am quite clear that Member States should be able to decide what management system works best for them.
What kind of moves work best on Raylan?
A distraught family member always works best.
Tiger Balm works best for bruises.
The hard stuff works best, but anything even remotely flammable will work.
I do hear mint chocolate chip works best.
We just have to find the treatment that works best.
Also, it works best with a warrant.
It works best if you put it in the upper thigh.
It works best for getting results From inhibited surfaces.
Magnetic powder works best on porous surfaces, because it doesn't smear.
It works best against cells which are multiplying quickly - such as cancer cells.
Influence works best when we're unaware.

Alternatives:

what is the best option
what is the most effective
what is the optimal choice
what is the top choice
what is the superior option

what works better

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when comparing two options to determine which one is more effective.

This phrase is used when you are comparing two specific options or methods to see which one is more effective or suitable for a particular purpose.

Examples:

I'm trying to decide between two job offers. Can you tell me what works better for my career goals?
I'm not sure which paint color to choose. Could you advise me on what works better with the furniture?

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You want to know what works even better?
You know what works even better than scotch?
The annual report is a good moment to take stock and consider what is working well in the JPA and what could work better.
You want to know what works even better?
You ought to be setting out the great challenges and suggesting ways of resolving them, while also telling people what works with the present Treaty and what would work better with the new one.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE WORKS BETTER IN THE MOVIES?
You know, that's how you do science. And then you say, well, what can make it work better?
Surveillance also works better with a partner.
But when there is competition things work better.
These meetings work better than you think.
That makes the single market work better.
No! Car work better with gasoline.
Sound and smell actually work better.
To help the system work better.
Some days the trying works better than others.
It includes tackling energy poverty, better rights for consumers and measures to make the market work better.
The Commission services just need to work more together and coordinate their work better.
The part works better with the understudy.
Sarcasm works better when it's shorter.
It might work better... this way.

Alternatives:

which option is better
which one is more effective
which choice is superior
which method is more efficient
which one is the more suitable

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