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firetail_madness
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Question: Can you have more than one BEST friend?
Possible Answers: Yes, No, I Don't Know

Yes
Why do you think this?

No

Defend your answer.

I Don't Know

Then why are you debating?!?!!?

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Pixie214
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Yes

I have loads of people I know, a few less friends, goood friends and finally 2 best friends that I do everything with and we hang out and play football all day (unfortunetly almost literally). They are equal to me in friendship.

goumas13
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Yes, usually you have 2 or 3 good friends that are almost equals.

Blkasp
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If you like 2 of your friends equally much why don't just call them good friends or 'better' friends though better would be kinda retarded in my language


You could - but then who would be your "best" friend. I would have to choose one best friend in that case. That is not fair as I like them both as much as the other!
random_player_of_ag
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Yes.

I have two best friends. They are both awesome in their own special way.
But I hate labeling someone as "best friend".

It's kinda insulting /exaggerating argument.

If you think about it, you have great friends, no one is better. Only if you wish to distinguish them by their level of awesomeness. Which I don't.

tennisman24
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Yes!

I have two best friends. Whenever I hang out with them I do it at the same time. So I can have more than one.

Nater
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yes

cause you can have a few friends that are cooloer than others


like RR said.... better friends

geoffery52
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i have 2 best friends

Roadripper
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I mean, realistically, you can have 2+ "best" friends, but technically, its impossible. How can you have 2 things that are "best" when best means that it is something that tops all the others.

~RR~

valkyrie1119
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hmm, i would say Yes

if you think about it, you can have a few friends who are better than all your others. there doesn't just have to be one friend of yours who your prize as being your best friend.

Zophia
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Different aspects of friendship, maybe? One is teh most awesome for some activities, another for some other. But judging between which of those 'best' qualities that is the best one, isn't necessary.

chaotix567
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Yes

As has already been stated, you may have two or more friends who you are equally attached to, making them your best friends. This kind of thing would probably occur if you were a really nice person who wouldn't want to hurt another friend's feelings if they were to find out you liked someone else better.

Graham
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best means there can be only 1 of a subject
more than 1 inna friendship = more than one in best friend

or

a generality with best meaning there can be only 1 best friend

i'm torn because without specification there can only be a 1 best friend

Cenere
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Well, if best is only one, then why do we say that "We are best friends"?

jaza_m
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Technically no because best means better then the rest, nothing can beat it.

But in my point of veiw, Sure.

You may have a best freind who you can talk to anything about, but have another best friend who you have fun with.

Zega
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who you have fun with.

Hmmmm.....



Well, if best is only one, then why do we say that "We are best friends"?
Best can be many. . . . .I think? Or the sentence "We are best friends" has noooone grammar.
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