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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Relatively easy vs. relatively easier

When is it incorrect to use one in place of the other?

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Thank you To use "easier" you have to be comparing two things. CJ

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  • Thank you To use "easier" you have to be comparing two things.
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Anonymous When is it incorrect to use one in place of the other?Thank you
To use "easier" you have to be comparing two things.

CJ
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I'm confused, isn't comparison a requirement to use the word "relatively" as well? You cannot "relate" something with nothing.

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AnonymousI'm confused, isn't comparison a requirement to use the word "relatively" as well? You cannot "relate" something with nothing.Thanks
Well, now that you mention it, it seems an expression like "relatively easier" is redundant, so it should always be "relatively easy". Does that sound reasonable?

CJ
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They are certainly not examples of good style.
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AnonymousSo, all these are wrong/redundant?
They seem strange to me. I wouldn't use them. Whichever corpus you check, the number of hits for "relatively easier" is always much lower than the number for "relatively easy". fraze.it only had 24 for "relatively easier". It looks like most people don't like them.
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