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- adjectives - The more + the + comparative degree - English Language . . .
The more, the more You can see all of this in a dictionary example: the more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens) An increase in one thing (an action, occurrence, etc ) causes or correlates to an increase in another thing [1] The more work you do now, the more free time you'll [you will] have this weekend
- How to use what is more? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What's more is an expression that's used when you want to emphasize that the next action or fact is more or as important as the one mentioned War doesn't bring peace; what's more, it brings more chaos Or your example
- Does more than 2 include 2? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
7 You are correct in your understanding more than 2 is > 2, meaning greater than but not including 2 your other phrase two or more is very succinct and clear, you could also use at least 2 to mean ">= 2 ", it does not need to be entirely spelled out as greater than or equal to 2 Share Improve this answer edited Apr 30, 2021 at 23:04
- Could you tell me If I can use the words “more strict” and “Most strict . . .
I got confused with “ stricter and more strict”, strictest and most strict” What is the rule about this or both are correct? Let me make a sentence with stricter Dan is stricter than Ryan about
- Use of “-er” or the word “more” to make comparative forms
Sure enough, this ngram shows that stupider got started long after more stupid Apparently, the need to compare levels of stupidity was so great that people granted stupid a sort of honorary Anglo-Saxon status in order to use the more-convenient comparative -er And once stupider is in, by analogy vapider eventually starts sounding more acceptable
- further VS. more - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Please, would you give me some further coffee? vs Please, would you give me some more coffee? Could you think of when and or where we could use further meaning more? Thanks in advance
- more vs the more - I doubt this the more because. .
The modifies the adverb more and they together form an adverbial modifier that modifies the verb doubt According to Wiktionary, the etymology is as follows: From Middle English, from Old English þȳ (“by that, after that, whereby”), originally the instrumental case of the demonstratives sē (masculine) and þæt (neuter)
- adjectives - Most simple or Simplest - English Language Learners . . .
Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)
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