Northernmost or northern most?

I was asked if this should be one word or two, and the answer is ONE. You can also say “most northern” or even northmost, although I notice my spellchecker doesn’t like that one, hehe. It is listed in the dictionary, but I would recommend sticking with northernmost.

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/northernmost

About Robert D. E. Senior

Fully qualified and experienced Professional English teacher / trainer UK native speaker BA (hons, first class) Linguistics and TEFL 15 years experience in UK, Spain and Austria FCE - CAE - CPE - BEC V - BEC H - TOEFL - IELTS Business, Academic and General English
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1 Response to Northernmost or northern most?

  1. northernmost or most northerly – Correct
    Wrong: northern most, most northern

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