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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
the sky is more blue
the sky is more blue.
is that sentence correct? or should i say "the sky is bluer"?
my friend told me that "more blue" is more common, but i cannot find it in my dictionary.
can anyone please answer my question?
is that sentence correct? or should i say "the sky is bluer"?
my friend told me that "more blue" is more common, but i cannot find it in my dictionary.
can anyone please answer my question?
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You need to say what it is more blue THAN. The sky is more blue today than it was yesterday (when it was cloudy). The sky is more blue than...
- You need to say what it is more blue THAN.
- The sky is more blue today than it was yesterday (when it was cloudy).
- The sky is more blue than...
- something.
- Her eyes were more blue than they were gray.
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You need to say what it is more blue THAN.
The sky is more blue today than it was yesterday (when it was cloudy).
The sky is more blue than... something.
Her eyes were more blue than they were gray.
Bluer is ... well, I'd say "more blue" in most cases unless I was writing a poem.
The sky is more blue today than it was yesterday (when it was cloudy).
The sky is more blue than... something.
Her eyes were more blue than they were gray.
Bluer is ... well, I'd say "more blue" in most cases unless I was writing a poem.
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I guess you can use both, since blue is a monosyllabe. But I must admit that it sounds a bit awkward.
Perhaps it is more colloquial, but, honestly, I'm not sure about it. Anyone else feels like helping us?
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Perhaps it is more colloquial, but, honestly, I'm not sure about it. Anyone else feels like helping us?
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