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Spencet Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Debate on the use of the word 'STRICTER'
Wonder if someone would be so kind as to solve a dispute between my girlfriend and I on the use of the word STRICTER. Here is the sentence she used yesterday in our conversation:
"...they have different state regulations than AR and they are a lot stricter."
I realize stricter is a real word so I am not debating that. What I am debating is the use in the sentence. I told her that the sentence should be structured differently using more/less strict or something similar. I based my argument on the fact that I can not recall many occurences of the word stricter in daily reading. Is it grammatically correct to use the word stricter in her context or should the sentence be restructured?
Thank you
"...they have different state regulations than AR and they are a lot stricter."
I realize stricter is a real word so I am not debating that. What I am debating is the use in the sentence. I told her that the sentence should be structured differently using more/less strict or something similar. I based my argument on the fact that I can not recall many occurences of the word stricter in daily reading. Is it grammatically correct to use the word stricter in her context or should the sentence be restructured?
Thank you
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Hi Spencet, Welcome to the Forum. Generally, adjectives of one syllable form the comparative with -er . So, stricter is fine and I'd also say it's more commonly used.
- Hi Spencet, Welcome to the Forum.
- Generally, adjectives of one syllable form the comparative with -er .
- So, stricter is fine and I'd also say it's more commonly used.
- Google gives 12,400,000 hits.
- However, I wouldn't consider more strict incorrect.
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Hi Spencet,
Welcome to the Forum.
Generally, adjectives of one syllable form the comparative with -er. So, stricter is fine and I'd also say it's more commonly used. Google gives 12,400,000 hits.
However, I wouldn't consider more strict incorrect. Let's not be too strict!
Bes
Welcome to the Forum.
Generally, adjectives of one syllable form the comparative with -er. So, stricter is fine and I'd also say it's more commonly used. Google gives 12,400,000 hits.
However, I wouldn't consider more strict incorrect. Let's not be too strict!
Bes
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CliveHowever, I wouldn't consider more strict incorrect. Let's not be too strict!No, that was exactly my point that using something like "more strict" sounds more correct to me than using "stricter" but thank you for settling the debate.
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I'd use more strict in a context or in a mood which requires more expansiveness. Otherwise, I'd use stricter, which sometimes may feel too compact.
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Me and my College Professor had an argument about "stricter" or "more strict" i say "more strict" because "stricter" sounds grammatically incorrect or slang. For instance, some people say yonder and ain't, and some people say stricter. I just want to know if "more strict" is grammatically correct.
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Clive
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