“More Bored” Vs “Boreder”
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I have a question about comparative adjectives.
I read that if an adjective has only one syllable we write its comparative form as:
adjective + er, e.g. bigger and if an adjective has more than two syllables we write it as: more + adj + than. For example, more beautiful than...
But we don't do this with every adjective, for instance bored. Bored has only one syllable yet its comparative form is more bored instead of boreder. Why?
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I have a question about comparative adjectives.
I read that if an adjective has only one syllable we write its comparative form as:
adjective + er, e.g. bigger and if an adjective has more than two syllables we write it as: more + adj + than. For example, more beautiful than...
But we don't do this with every adjective, for instance bored. Bored has only one syllable yet its comparative form is more bored instead of boreder. Why?
adjectives comparative
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"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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I have a question about comparative adjectives.
I read that if an adjective has only one syllable we write its comparative form as:
adjective + er, e.g. bigger and if an adjective has more than two syllables we write it as: more + adj + than. For example, more beautiful than...
But we don't do this with every adjective, for instance bored. Bored has only one syllable yet its comparative form is more bored instead of boreder. Why?
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I have a question about comparative adjectives.
I read that if an adjective has only one syllable we write its comparative form as:
adjective + er, e.g. bigger and if an adjective has more than two syllables we write it as: more + adj + than. For example, more beautiful than...
But we don't do this with every adjective, for instance bored. Bored has only one syllable yet its comparative form is more bored instead of boreder. Why?
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"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Past participles as adjectives don't work with comparatives. 'I am tired' - 'I am more tired than you'
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - The Pists might gag, but "I'm tireder than you" is perfectly idiomatic speech in the US.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks understood but it's very nonstandard and is a perfect example of child-learning overgeneralization. Also 'tired' isn't the best example, I just realized it's two syllables in standard English.
– Mitch
2 days ago
@Mitch - google.com/…
– Hot Licks
2 days ago