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imaginarykid
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comparatives and superlatives
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Hello! Sometimes adjectives can take both "-er" and " more in the comparative form and I can �t decide which one is correct for that adjectives. Is there a simple way to differintiate them? |
22 Nov 2015
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ueslteacher
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Have a look at the explanations and discussion here |
22 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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That �s an interesting discussion Sophia, thanks for the link. I �ve become quite a fan of the English section on Stack Exchange since Jayho pointed it out. They also have some good rules about what and how to post (or not) and to reply. IK, this is a brief summary from p140 Cambridge English Prepare! Level 4 Student �s Book by James Styring & Nicholas Tims in case you don �t have time to read through the whole discussion in Sophia �s link (though you should try to do that - it �s very informative). |
22 Nov 2015
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kohai
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Tapioca, Aren�t there 2 syllables (and ending -y!) in both adjectives �funny� and �friendly�? Until today I thought it�s normal to use �friendlier� as well as �funnier�...
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22 Nov 2015
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yanogator
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"Friendlier/friendliest" is more common in the US than "more/ the most friendly". Bruce |
22 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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LOL Bruce. We had this discussion about a month ago and I got snarky about it. Feels like deja vue :-)) @Kohai - one of the great things about English is that it�s a flexible and forgiving language much of the time, so you get to choose things like friendlier or more friendly and funnier or more funny. I personally use "more friendly" and "funnier". Probably just because they sound better to me. I also think that if I�m speaking so someone who is not a native speaker, I prefer "more + adjective" as it may be easier to hear/comprehend? Grammar books do differ on stuff like this. I call this a "soft rule" with my students. There are a LOT of them in English! :-) ____________ I�m a British native speaker. Your mileage may vary on the other side of the Atlantic ;-) |
23 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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All under control here! :-)) |
23 Nov 2015
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imaginarykid
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Link is really good. This is a confusing topic as ı see. Everybody has a question about it |
23 Nov 2015
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gharbi2009
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two-syllable adjectives ending in -y , -le, -ow and -er can be used both short and long. |
23 Nov 2015
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- I would say that �friendlier � is the more common (not commoner