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I got a problem with a sentence, and can't decide which word is the right. I'm writing about my passion (football).

It is about the qualities, but at most it is about the will.

Is will the right word here?

I am talking about the willpower; the will to win a football game.

I am not really comfortable with English. So be patient please.

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  • Any word is the right word there, depending on what you want to say. But what is definitely not the right word there, is "at most". It makes no sense. You want "most of all", or "first and foremost", or "mostly".
    – ЯegDwight
    Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 8:17
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    Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 8:19

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How about grit or hunger? I think you're trying to wax a little poetic, those words would fit nicely if that is what you're trying to do.

Will is perfectly correct. One thing you can do with this type of question is to consult a thesaurus.

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I would change it to

It is about the qualities, but mostly it is about the will to win.

You usually need to add whatever it is that there is a will for. It could be the will to do your best, the will to keep going, the will to learn etc. but as it's football it's almost always about winning.

Notice also I have changed at most to mostly: at most normally means no more than; mostly normally means the largest portion of something, or largest amount of something

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  • You're absolutely right, I don't know how I missed that.
    – Jolenealaska
    Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 7:56
  • You don't need to add something to specify will, though it is also correct to do so. Personally, I think the sentence is better with the naked will. Adding to win draws some emphasis away from will, and will by itself juxtaposes nicely with qualities.
    – Esoteric Screen Name
    Commented Aug 27, 2014 at 8:31

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