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What's better vs what's worse

Both 'what's better' and 'what's worse' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'What's better' is used when comparing two or more options to determine which one is superior, while 'what's worse' is used when comparing two or more options to determine which one is inferior.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 460 views

What's better

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

This phrase is used when you want to know which option is the best among the choices available.

Examples:

What's better, to take the train or drive there?
What's better, to study in the morning or at night?
What's better, to save money or spend it on experiences?

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So tell me what's better - a lifetime of suffering or a short time in paradise?
What's better for Dottie?
Lennox, what's better, singing the verses together or dividing it up?
What's better, Taggert or Taggert?
What's better - the razzmatazz or the gypsy's dreams?
Remind me what's better.
What's better than free pizza?
What's better than giving me something?
What's better than a movie?
What's better for my self-actualisation?
What's better than giving presents?
What's better than performing for her?
What's better than molding young minds through organized athletics, right?
What's better than bathing a pig?
What's better for you, Saturday or Sunday?
What's better than you and me on a beach in Cancún?
What's better for a baby than its parents actually together?
What's better than champagne in the company of a beautiful woman?
What's better than a blank slate in the right hands?
What's better than a classic one controlled all the king of Rome?

Alternatives:

Which option is superior?
Which one is the best?
Which choice is the most advantageous?

what's worse

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

This phrase is used when you want to know which option is the worst among the choices available.

Examples:

What's worse, to fail or to never try?
What's worse, to be late or to miss the event?
What's worse, to have too much work or not enough?

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And what's worse... cultivating the gardener.
And what's worse is Adam trusted you.
Actually, what's worse than haywire?
I'm not sure what's worse - missing my mother, or having to watch my father in pain.
But what's worse, there could have been brain damage.
And what's worse, I even feel relieved.
And what's worse, you're in a media death spiral.
And what's worse, I'm afraid there are big changes to come.
But you did hurt me, Kate, and what's worse...
And what's worse, there are three of them this time.
Five times the size of the Mystery Shack, and what's worse, she has real attractions.
And what's worse is you're actually serious about this.
And what's worse, there's hardly any food to be bought... even if we had the money.
And what's worse is I found an e-mail to Hunter's account saying that his coffeehouse tour was canceled.
Abstinence is unhealthy, inhuman, and what's worse, counterrevolutionary!
And what's worse, You took advantage of a little girl Who cannot even speak.
Analysis done by me and my colleagues, and-and-and what's worse is, I think they might have been engineering the events themselves.
And what's worse is, I liked it.
The result can be, as we've all seen, explosive - and what's worse is that "successful" acts often prompt other disturbed people to carry on their impromptu vendettas.
The HADOPI law allows the majors to overtake the judiciary power, and what's worse it tears apart the principle of Internet access as a fundamental right of European citizens as recently stated by the EU Parliament.

Alternatives:

Which option is inferior?
Which one is the worst?
Which choice is the least favorable?

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