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Must we follow the hard-and-fast rules, or is there wiggle room based on which sounds better to the ear? I have a scene where there are two animals, and I have the following sentence:
The nearest animal turned its head.
To me, that sounds better than the "correct":
The nearer animal turned its head.
Replacing nearer with closer doesn't help. Neither does rearranging the words:
The animal nearer to her turned its head.
It is okay to use the superlative here? Or should I just change the situation so there are three animals?
The nearest animal turned its head.
To me, that sounds better than the "correct":
The nearer animal turned its head.
Replacing nearer with closer doesn't help. Neither does rearranging the words:
The animal nearer to her turned its head.
It is okay to use the superlative here? Or should I just change the situation so there are three animals?