Which phrasing is correct: "worse yet" or "worse still"? Perhaps both are?
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Toth
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If referring to the comparative, I think you can use both, but I would vote for 'worse yet' as the most appropriate & common pairing of adverbs; the word 'yet' carrying the sense of 'in addition' or 'moreover'. Still carries much the same meaning though. (If you are using those words in a sentence or headline as 'worst still to come'...then still would be a better fit of course)
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If referring to the comparative, I think you can use both, but I would vote for 'worse yet' as the most appropriate & common pairing of adverbs; the word 'yet' carrying the sense of 'in addition' or 'moreover'. Still carries much the same meaning though. (If you are using those words in a sentence or headline as 'worst still to come'...then still would be a better fit of course)
I think "worse yet" is more correct, since "yet" implies that the situation is continuing, and can get worse, eventually becoming "worst".
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