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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"Maturer" or "more mature"?
What's the comparative of "mature"? (Or, which would you use?)
I've done a little research:
New Oxford American Dictionary and Dictionary.com say it's "maturer."A English-Japanese dictionary at hand says either is correct.
Forbes has used "more mature" in one of its articles.
But "maturer" just sounds wrong and silly to my ears… So I'm confused at this point.
Thank you very much in advance.
I've done a little research:
New Oxford American Dictionary and Dictionary.com say it's "maturer."A English-Japanese dictionary at hand says either is correct.
Forbes has used "more mature" in one of its articles.
But "maturer" just sounds wrong and silly to my ears… So I'm confused at this point.
Thank you very much in advance.
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Anonymous But "maturer" just sounds wrong and silly to my ears… It sounds equally silly and wrong to mine, too. The problem is the two "er" sounds in sequence.
- Anonymous But "maturer" just sounds wrong and silly to my ears… It sounds equally silly and wrong to mine, too.
- The problem is the two "er" sounds in sequence.
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AnonymousBut "maturer" just sounds wrong and silly to my ears…It sounds equally silly and wrong to mine, too.
The problem is the two "er" sounds in sequence.
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Hi guys,
I also found that maturer is occasionally used instead of more mature
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mature_1
Sincerely,
Dien
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