Dear Professor
Why is "the fastest animals in the world' correct, whereas 'the fastest animals of the world' is incorrect ?
Best regards
Antoine Ghannoum
Prepositions
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Re: Prepositions
Essentially: superlatives combine with in-phrases regarding place/location and with of-phrases regarding time/periods.