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Christine Christie Which is correct: 'more lax' or 'laxer'? Both are correct. You can always use "more" instead of the suffix, but often one or the other is easier on the ear.
- Christine Christie Which is correct: 'more lax' or 'laxer'?
- Both are correct.
- You can always use "more" instead of the suffix, but often one or the other is easier on the ear.
- In this case, I have to say "laxer" sounds a little odd, but not so odd that it sounds at all wrong.
- I think it's just that the word "lax" is so infrequent that you have to backtrack to it when you hear "laxer".
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Christine ChristieWhich is correct: 'more lax' or 'laxer'?
Both are correct. You can always use "more" instead of the suffix, but often one or the other is easier on the ear. In this case, I have to say "laxer" sounds a little odd, but not so odd that it sounds at all wrong. I think it's just that the word "lax" is so infrequent that you have to backtrack t
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Frequency of use according to fraze.it:
laxer - 51
more lax - 112
Google Ngrams also shows 'more lax' is used more than 'laxer'.
CJ
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