- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Provide information on, of or about something?
There's one more word that often goes with information: regarding This is the formal counterpart to on about, which goes in pair with of and is about the content of the information Information of utmost importance regarding safety of the president
- More close VS closer - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I want to express that both of us are not quite right but I am closer Should I put: I'm more close to right than you I'm closer to right than you So, which way is correct to express t
- word choice - Pure VS Purer VS More pure - English Language . . .
Q 1) What's the difference between pure, purer, and more pure, and what's the correct situation to use each one? Q 2) What should I write (pure, purer, or more pure) in the following blank? Juice
- sentence construction - replace more and more by something more . . .
I have the following sentence, which was said to me to be rather informal (to be used in an introduction sentence in a thesis) Electronic devices are getting more and more omnipresent nowadays W
- 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
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