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Kayoh Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Usage of comparative
I cannot decide which one is normal, or commoner.
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister.
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister's.
I'm thinking of "a friend of mine", so I'm confused.
Thank you for your kind answer in advance.
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister.
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister's.
I'm thinking of "a friend of mine", so I'm confused.
Thank you for your kind answer in advance.
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Both are fine. The double possessive is commoner in speech, perhaps.
- Both are fine.
- The double possessive is commoner in speech, perhaps.
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Both are fine. The double possessive is commoner in speech, perhaps.
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KayohI cannot decide which one is normal, or commoner.I wouldn't say: H
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister.
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister's.
I'm thinking of "a friend of mine", so I'm confused.
Thank you for your kind answer in advance.
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Also, it should be 'more common' instead of 'commoner.' 'Commoner' is used as a noun to refer to a person.
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Watchayakan Also, it should be 'more common' instead of 'commoner.' 'Commoner' is used as a noun to refer to a person.Commoner is perfectly all right as a comparative of common.
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Right you are, CB:
Am Heritage Dictionary: Inflected forms: com·mon·er, com·mon·est
Oxford: adjective (commoner, commonest)
Encarta: adjective (comparative com·mon·er, superlative com·mon·est)
Am Heritage Dictionary: Inflected forms: com·mon·er, com·mon·est
Oxford: adjective (commoner, commonest)
Encarta: adjective (comparative com·mon·er, superlative com·mon·est)
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It might be in the dictionary, but to my (American) ears, it sound extremely odd. I would expect to hear more common and most common, not commoner and commonest. Perhaps another regional variation.
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Yea, I even checked on thefreedictionary.com first and it gave this:
1. One of the common people.
2. A person without noble rank or title.
1. One of the common people.
2. A person without noble rank or title.
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Hi guys,
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister's. With the apostrophe ess, this sounds very odd to me.
Best wishes, Clive
Her eyes are bigger than those of her sister's. With the apostrophe ess, this sounds very odd to me.
Best wishes, Clive
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Funny. The first one without the posessive 's' sounds odd to me.
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