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I need to know what is correct: more later or more late and when to use them

Tanit · Accepted Answer

Hello,

I'd simply say (and write) "later".

As for its usage, here are a few examples from thehttp://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/oald7/?cc=global:

later

1 at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about:
- See you later.
- I met her again three years later.
- His father died later that year.
- We’re going to Rome later in the year.
- She later became a doctor.
2 Later! (informal) a way of saying goodbye, used by young people:
- Later, guys!

later on (informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about:
- I’m going out later on.
- Much later on, she realized what he had meant.

not / no later than ... by a particular time and not after it:
- Please arrive no later than 8 o’clock.
adj. [only before noun]
1 coming after sth else or at a time in the future:
- This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.
- The match has been postponed to a later date.
2 near the end of a period of time, life, etc.:
- the later part of the seventeenth century
- She found happiness in her later years.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Anon:
There are 2 ways to make the comparative:
1) Add -er to the base word. This is used for words with one syllable:

late - later,
sad - sadder
hot - hotter
cold - colder
cheap - cheaper
fair - fairer

2) Use "more" + the base word. This is used when the word has more than 2 syllables:

more beautiful
more satisfied
more expensive

When the word has exactly 2 syllables, sometimes we add -er, (as when the word ends in -y) and sometimes we use "more"
lovely - lovlier
happy - happier
ambitious - more ambitious

joyful - more joyful
thankful - more thankful
evil - more evil
honest - more honest

Some comparatives are irregular, and there are some exceptions

good, better, best
bad, worse, worst

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