Realest vs. most real

I wish I could give you a definite rule to help you with this problem, but I can't. I understand how deciding when to use "-er" and "est" or "more + (word)" and "most + (word)" gives you problems. I suppose you know the general rule> "-er" and "-est" for one syllable words, "more+ " and "most+ " for two or more syllable words. "Real" is an exception to this rule. "Fishy" is also

You shouldn't use 'realest'. It's not a word.

A good dictionary will list the inflected forms (-er, -ing, etc.) of a word. If none are listed, then use 'most', 'least', etc.

E.g.:

Meriam Webster, which is free at www.m-w.com, lists 'uglier' and 'ugliest' under 'ugly'. It lists nothing like that under real. So, according to m-w at least, 'realest' is not a word.

interesting point re. can something be more real than another?

The same applies to perfect, it either is or isn't perfect.

btw I: is this an example of tautolgy if you say most perfect?

Cross referencing to another thread where we are dicussing the written grammar rules: "most perfect" is a phrase that Shakespeare used.

btw II : you can seach the whole wo

your answer is here:

http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/6264/index162.htm

real, like just, right, and wrong, must be preceded by more/most.

cheers, chris

Suzi,

The same applies to perfect, it either is or isn't perfect.

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more

To describe video games, I believe the correct phrasing would be "more realistic".

I stumble upon this tread while looking for an answer to this very same question on google. The reason I am using the term "more real" is because I am writing about Plato, and Plato actually believed there was another reality that was "more real" than the one we perceive.

Good point about something being real or not, but can one thing be Genuine than the other?

re: btw II

There's also http://shakespeareswords.com/ which is an online glossary of words and phrases that Shakespeare used.

Sorry, Shakespeare nerd.

If you want to say, "Realest" as the superlative form of the word, "real", that would make the comparative form. "Realer".. That sounds ignorant and is grammatically - WRONG...