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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Longer or more

Which is correct?
I'll sleep more / longer tomorrow.

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Top answer

More isn't necessarily the same as longer . 'More' could imply sleeping a number of times, while 'longer' means that the action continues further into the time period. A good substitute for 'longer' could be 'later' or 'until later'.

— Philip

  • More isn't necessarily the same as longer .
  • 'More' could imply sleeping a number of times, while 'longer' means that the action continues further into the time period.
  • A good substitute for 'longer' could be 'later' or 'until later'.
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More isn't necessarily the same as longer. 'More' could imply sleeping a number of times, while 'longer' means that the action continues further into the time period. A good substitute for 'longer' could be 'later' or 'until later'.
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Also,

I'll get more sleep tomorrow (night).

CJ
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