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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Do you say more clear or clearer?What is the rule?

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Tung, I'd say 'more clear'.. The basic rule is we use '-r, -er, -ier' for shorter adjectives or adverbs with one or two syllables. 'more' is used for longer adjectives or adverbs and sometimes also for the ones with two syllables.

— Pandoraa

  • Tung, I'd say 'more clear'..
  • The basic rule is we use '-r, -er, -ier' for shorter adjectives or adverbs with one or two syllables.
  • 'more' is used for longer adjectives or adverbs and sometimes also for the ones with two syllables.
  • Grammar books state that 'cleverer,clearer' are also possible but the repetition of sounds seems a bit odd to me..
  • Hope that helps..
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Tung,

I'd say 'more clear'..

The basic rule is we use '-r, -er, -ier' for shorter adjectives or adverbs with one or two syllables. 'more' is used for longer adjectives or adverbs and sometimes also for the ones with two syllables.

Grammar books state that 'cleverer,clearer' are also possible but the repetition of sounds seems a bit odd to me..

Hope
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Tung QuocDo you say more clear or clearer?What is the rule?

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clear clearer clearest

Therefore, we should say 'clearer'.

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful ( There are no such words as 'beautifuller' and 'beautifullest'.

Then we say 'more beautiful'.
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Tung QuocDo you say more clear or clearer?What is the rule?

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clear clearer clearest

Therefore, we should say 'clearer'.

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful ( There are no such words as 'beautifuller' and 'beautifullest'.

Hence we say 'more beautiful'.
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Both.

See Comparatives here:
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/c.html

See examples with
"a clearer"
"a more clear"
here:

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