Someone good with English needed to clear something up for me

[Clunk]

Right,

The saying that we all use (and this is how I thought it should be written).

"If worse comes to the worst".

or is it "If worst comes to the worst"

or

"if worst comes to the worse"

So which is it?

[WLC-1989]

I always say "if (the) worst comes to (the) worst", but I'm unsure which is gramatically correct.

[yamangman]

Its technical accuracy does not matter. The only context in which this phrase is used is informally and therefore any grammatical inaccuracy lends itself nicely to its context.

[Saracen]

Its technical accuracy does not matter. The only context in which this phrase is used is informally and therefore any grammatical inaccuracy lends itself nicely to its context.

In which case, I'd go with Warren's version .... use "worst" and include the "the"s.

"If the worst comes to the worst"

IMHO, it's technically accurate anyway.

[Clunk]

Actually, I would sometimes include an extra "the" as the second word. I think that leaving it out might be a northern thing.

[madad2005]

Definitely "If the worst comes to the worst". Scottish opinion.

[Stewart]

Definitely "If the worst comes to the worst". Scottish opinion.

Agreed. English (and therefore superior) opinion.

[Mike Fishcake]

Another one for "If The Worst Comes To The Worst".

[BlindMelon7]

I'd say "If the worse comes to the worst" because its pointless for something that is the worst to become the worst because its already the worst. Worse is not as bad as worst. If anyone can rephrase what I said with better grammar please go ahead .

[Stewart]

I'd say "If the worse comes to the worst" because its pointless for something that is the worst to become the worst because its already the worst. Worse is not as bad as worst. If anyone can phrase what I said with better grammar then go ahead .

no speako engalish?

[Clunk]

No one has mentioned sausage skins yet, or is that a wurst case scenario?

[blueprint]

lmao. Good pun.

[shelley bda]

I'd say "If the worse comes to the worst" because its pointless for something that is the worst to become the worst because its already the worst. Worse is not as bad as worst. If anyone can rephrase what I said with better grammar please go ahead .

I understood what you meant, and I agree totally with it, and no I couldn't explain it better, don't think it could be explained any better..... could it?

[Stewart]

I understood what you meant, and I agree totally with it, and no I couldn't explain it better, don't think it could be explained any better..... could it?

Only by Stephen Hawking.

[Rave]

No one has mentioned sausage skins yet, or is that a wurst case scenario?

This whole thread was a setup for that one pun, wasn't it?

[iftiq]

Surely it should be if worst comes to worse. As in, if the situation which is the worst, was to become less good it would become worse. So the worst situation today that becomes even more bad would become the new worst situation.

Isn't this why they invented Google?