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<<A an Englishman who speaks the Queen's English, I would say that statement is fine. >>
Just goes to show how much UK English and US English have diverged over the years. Around here, you still use the "of" in this phrase in typical speech.
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No, jokesters aside, this is not correct. The only correct way to say this is "He is one *of* the greatest artists."
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I hang my head in shame, the 'of' was blatantly missing. I promise never to come on this site drunk again, or offer any opinions until this embarrassing little issue has blown over.
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Drunken posting is never good. But you've learned your lesson now. Go forth and sin no more!
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The problem is we are often given, let's say Japanese English language riddles here. English teachers who only use books (written in the Meiji era, I think) are told by a "conversational" English teacher that the example in the book is wrong, then the Japanese English doubt because they have NO idea what the correct answer should be.
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