'More so'
'Ilkley has a thriving online scene, probably more so than any town of comparable size in the country.'
I found this sentence when looking up the meaning and usage of the phrase 'more so' in the Oxford.
Would it be right to rewrite the sentence omitting 'so', as follows:
'Ilkley has a thriving online scene, probably more than any town...in the country.'
I presume it to be right as far as I have perceived the meaning of 'more so'. If this sentence is wrong , please clarify the meaning of 'more so'.
Top answer
' You're right. In this sentence "so" = "thriving [online scene]" and you would lose nothing by leaving it out. "More so" can be used where the "so" needs to be there.
- ' You're right.
- In this sentence "so" = "thriving [online scene]" and you would lose nothing by leaving it out.
- "More so" can be used where the "so" needs to be there.
- " "more so" = "likes the warm weather even more".
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'Ilkley has a thriving online scene, probably more so than any town of comparable size in the country.'
You're right. In this sentence "so" = "thriving [online scene]" and you would lose nothing by leaving it out.
"More so" can be used where the "so" needs to be there.
"He likes the warm weather and more so when he does not have to work."
"more so" = "likes the warm we
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