tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post2233820023978197118..comments2023-07-19T01:13:09.713-07:00Comments on Grammar Gang: Nicer than the NicestThe Purdue and UniSA Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01873311749547093059noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-17124960328628947482013-05-20T00:29:06.056-07:002013-05-20T00:29:06.056-07:00http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fun-funner-funnest...http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fun-funner-funnest/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-30078382041081126442013-03-06T20:58:22.981-08:002013-03-06T20:58:22.981-08:00To the people saying they doubt cleverer and surer...To the people saying they doubt cleverer and surer. I think it becomes obvious when you consider the superlatives cleverest and surest. You would never say most clever or most sure.<br /><br />Also, there is no rule to do with the number of syllables. It's more fun not funner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-84986339211536829112011-11-29T11:24:20.224-08:002011-11-29T11:24:20.224-08:00Unique is an absolute meaning something that is no...Unique is an absolute meaning something that is not like anything else so something can't be more unique or uniquer than something else, it shouldn't even be on this listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-25233207126443598272009-12-18T08:34:02.674-08:002009-12-18T08:34:02.674-08:00Can someone please give me a url for some site tha...Can someone please give me a url for some site that guides more on syllables? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-28887253768485149072009-09-09T14:16:41.888-07:002009-09-09T14:16:41.888-07:00Not sure I agree with cleverer and surer. I was g...Not sure I agree with cleverer and surer. I was going to disagree with stupider too, until I saw larin's comment, which convinced me it <i>has</i> to be stupider/stupidest. As for the absolutes, don't forget the founding fathers formed a "more perfect" union. In that case, as in others, I think the use of a comparative/superlative form with an absolute is done for emphasis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-79183991399178052802009-08-21T12:28:26.428-07:002009-08-21T12:28:26.428-07:00I rather like that stupid comes with the -er, rath...I rather like that stupid comes with the -er, rather than the more addition. Otherwise how could we say "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!"? Really, doesn't that sound better and more emphatic than "That's the most stupid thing I've ever heard!"?larinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630120664007002583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-1881725598832017522009-08-10T07:31:17.716-07:002009-08-10T07:31:17.716-07:00As to the syllable "rule," it is more of...As to the syllable "rule," it is more of a guideline than a rule from what I understand (like most things in English). In other words, there are exceptions. But, at any rate, the guideline is use more/most for a word with 3+ syllables such as "beautiful."crafty teachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541150539487033059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-63003057692283035452009-06-15T18:09:19.081-07:002009-06-15T18:09:19.081-07:00I would prefer more clever and more stupid. It wou...I would prefer more clever and more stupid. It would be fun to check a collection of dictionaries to see if all agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-8209582218592164602009-06-14T15:25:34.752-07:002009-06-14T15:25:34.752-07:00Isn't there a syllable rule when it comes to t...Isn't there a syllable rule when it comes to the comparative/superlative forms of adjectives? If memory serves me, I thought the rule is that if the adjective has more than one syllable, one should use "more" or "most" instead of "er" or "est." I'll bet like everything in the English language, though, there are probably exceptions to that rule. :)LoriAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180868071223708290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-26711538283412819512009-06-14T11:13:21.893-07:002009-06-14T11:13:21.893-07:00My response was as recommended
one deviation would...My response was as recommended<br />one deviation would have been clever, but that was already a given<br />i would have thought more, most etccarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185795888450852116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-90701103858913280812009-06-12T19:58:21.907-07:002009-06-12T19:58:21.907-07:00I agree, apart from surer". And I'd proba...I agree, apart from surer". And I'd probably only say "stupider" because it sounds stupid, so it emphasises the point. Anyway, that's my gut feeling.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871037174324109843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-40875422239159383622009-06-12T06:27:46.508-07:002009-06-12T06:27:46.508-07:00Okay, here are the "recommended" answers...Okay, here are the "recommended" answers.<br /><br />calmer<br />cleverer<br />more common<br />more obscure<br />sadder<br />saltier<br />surer<br />stricter<br />stupider<br />more unique*<br />more unsure<br /><br />*If something is "unique" to begin with, how can you logically compare it to something else? "Unique" belongs to a class of adjectives called "absolute," meaning that these words express total completeness of a given condition. You be the judge whether a word such as "unique" can be relativized. Other words include "complete, perfect, and equal."Brady Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648894778162563282noreply@blogger.com