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2006-07-03 17:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
If you were talking about a mountain, you would say that it is the tallest, if you were talking about its peak, you would say it is the highest. I think it all depends on whether you are using the ground as the initial reference point. For example you can have a tall person, a tall mountain, and a tall tower, because you are refering to their length (starting) from the ground. However you would describe ceilings as high, and a plane would be high above the clouds, because you are referring to their distance (away) from the ground.
2006-07-03 17:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyB 4 · 5⤊ 4⤋
There are no rules, but USAGE would show that:
Tallest is used to describe objects that are thin (a tall tree, or a tall pole) and connected to the ground
Highest is used for objects not connected to the ground (the highest airplane) or big objects (highest mountain, although tallest mountain is also used).
2006-07-03 17:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think tallest refers to distance from bottom to top where as highest refers to elevation
2006-07-03 17:06:16 · answer #3 · answered by bandido 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than informal usage, tall or its superlative forms are often used in reference to comparing living things. For example, John is taller than Felix. Non-living things tend to be compared by using high, higher and highest in most formal usage.
2006-07-03 17:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tallest would be used in measuring the height in more than 2 people and higher would be in objects (non-living (humans) ) or grades etc
2006-07-03 17:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Cici 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all a matter of perception..is the glass half full or half empty? I personally feel that they are interchangeable in meaning.
2006-07-03 17:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by BlackWidow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋