Comments on: Comparative Adjectives https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/ GrammarBook.com Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1498445 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:54:52 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1498445 In reply to Sachi G.

“Truer” is grammatically correct.

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By: Sachi G https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1497323 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:38:59 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1497323 What about the adjective “true”? It is one syllable, and yet it is awkward to say that Statement A is “truer” than Statement B.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1466698 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:55:35 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1466698 In reply to David Hayes.

While we cannot speak for other sources such as the Cambridge English Dictionary, we would probably not ever use phrases such as “more perfect” or “most perfect” on our website unless surrounding context put us in an unexpected instance of adapting ourselves for clarity’s sake, in which case we might revise the surrounding context.

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By: David Hayes https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1465951 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:47:16 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1465951 Thanks for replying.

When you say “we would hesitate to use the phrases,” are you implying that you wouldn’t rule out using them in exceptional circumstances?

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1465619 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:02:10 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1465619 In reply to David Hayes.

Since perfection cannot be improved upon, we would hesitate to use the phrases “more perfect” or “most perfect” on our site.

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By: David Hayes https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/comparative-adjectives/#comment-1465036 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:43:03 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4975#comment-1465036 Great article!

I came across the Cambridge English Dictionary definition of the word “acme” as: “the best or most perfect thing that can exist or be achieved.”

Also, Joe Biden in his inaugural speech as U.S. President referred to “a more perfect Union.”

Any comment on “most perfect” and “more perfect”?

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