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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The use of the comparitive MORE

0Why do some English speakers, North American speakers in particular, use the word MORE for regular English adjectives. I have been told that funnier, happier, clearer are not correct usage and that I should say more funny, more happy, more clear. I thought MORE was used only for English adverbs and certain adjectives that might sound odd with the ER ending. Does anyone have any thoughts on this matter?0-
  

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0I'm not sure who told you that "funnier" is not okay. I'm a native speaker of "American" English, and the examples you give are used all the time. 02br 02br 00As opposed to funny, you do use "more" with "fun" though: This game is more fun than that one, not *This game is funner than that one.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0I'm not sure who told you that "funnier" is not okay.
  • I'm a native speaker of "American" English, and the examples you give are used all the time.
  • 02br 02br 00As opposed to funny, you do use "more" with "fun" though: This game is more fun than that one, not *This game is funner than that one.
  • " Neater, thinner contradict that idea.
  • I do think you use "more" when the word reaches three syllables though.
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0I'm not sure who told you that "funnier" is not okay. I'm a native speaker of "American" English, and the examples you give are used all the time. 02br
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00As opposed to funny, you do use "more" with "fun" though: This game is more fun than that one, not *This game is funner than that one. I'm not sure why - it's not based on being one syllable or ending in "n." Neater, t
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0Thank you for the clarification. I am actually a tech writer and I am irritated beyond belief when I send a doc for review and I receive hypercorrections throughout. I'm glad I found this forum. Thanks again.0-
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0That is a great link. It has much of the same information as the 01i00Handbook of Technical Writing 02i00that I refer to often. Is this misuse of MORE common in the UK, South Africa, Australia, India, or any other English-speaking areas?0-
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