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I especially received way more appreciation from my mother than I had ever received from anyone else whom I had ever known.

Yankee · Accepted Answer

Hi Vutdoan

I'd say the expression "way more" is informal, and expressions such as "much more" or "far more" would be more standard.

I might suggest this re-wording:
- I received far more appreciation from my mother than from anyone else I knew/have ever known.

If you say "have ever known", that includes all of your acquaintances up till now. Is that the meaning you wanted?

Fandorin · Answer

vutdoanI especially received way more appreciation from my mother than I had ever received from anyone else whom I had ever known.

It makes sense what you wanted to say, but it sounds awkward in grammatical and structural way.

It seems to be from some kind of book. I would say:

I never received such appreciation as my mother had given [to me].

I never knew a person who had given to me such kind of appreciation as my mother had [given to me].

No one else gave such appreciation to me as my mother had given.

I was never given appreciation in a way mother had given [to me].

I didn't know a person who could have estimated me in a way my mother could.

Fandorin · Answer

You have left me behind again, Yankee. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Anonymous · Answer

yup, that's the way I wanted.

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