I agree. I'd go for 'best known'.I think there's something wrong with 'most known'...
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I think there's something wrong with 'most known' in spite of the fact that I have found few hits for 'most known' on both COCA and BNC. Could you give it a try before I tell you my opinion?
Also, I would use the present perfect (I have just checked Wikipedia and the writer is still alive). But this is just my choice.
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Thanks!I agree. I'd go for 'best known'.
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But I think that BEST&MOST KNOWN are the same.
best(adv) (OALD)
1 most; to the greatest extent
- Which one do you like best?
most(adv)(OALD)
2 to the greatest degree
-What did you enjoy (the) most?
Besides, they are not the same:
'most known' would be the superlative of 'known'.
'best known' is the superlative of 'well known'.
She is well known for her work on the child abuse.In this sentence KNOWN is the past participle of TO KNOW, so BEST KNOWN isn't the superlative of WELL KNOWN(adj).
Nobody has suggested that it isn't. It is, however, far less commonly used than 'best known'And MOST WELL KNOWN is possi[STRIKE]p[/STRIKE]ble.
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