Bolder vs more bold
At first she was hesitant to fire the gun, but slowly she got bolder and bolder.
At first she was hesitant to fire the gun, but slowly she got more and more bold.
1) Are both the sentences grammatically correct?
2) Is bold a fitting word to the sentence?
3) Which one of the sentences would you go with?
Top answer
1. yes 2. It depends on the context.
- 1.
- yes 2.
- It depends on the context.
- If the subject has a gun and is hesitant to even practice firing the gun, then bolder is not a good term.
- Something like confident would be better.
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1. yes
2. It depends on the context. If the subject has a gun and is hesitant to even practice firing the gun, then bolder is not a good term. Something like confident would be better. If, however, the subject is in a situation where people are shooting at each other and she has to summon up courage to shoot at someone, then bold is more defensible.
3. I don't
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