Guidelines

Do we say funnier?

Do we say funnier?

In short, yes. When talking about two separate entities, funnier is the way to go. It is the comparative of funny.

Do you say more funny or funnier?

So in answer to your question, you most certainly can choose to use “more funny” or “most funny” instead of “funnier” or “funniest,” and not be alone and unprecedented in your word choice. But as you know, the overwhelming tendency in English runs in the other direction.

Is funner proper grammar?

Funner & funnest I am sad that “funner” and “funnest” are not proper words. They are lots of fun to use anyway. We may often use fun as an adjective today (‘I had a fun time’), but when the word first entered the English language at the end of the 17th century it was mostly used as a verb or a noun.

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Is funner proper English?

But if you’re thinking that that logic is downright silly, most dictionary establishments agree with you. And they also agree that…the answer to “is funner a word?” is yes. If you want to consider “fun,” as an adjective, a word, then “funner” is indeed a word, as is “funnest,” per normal rules of adjective formation.

Is more quiet correct?

The correct answer is that quieter and more quiet are both correct, though quieter is much more common. This one is a bit of an exception. One-syllable adjectives take -er and three- or more-syllable adjectives take “more” but the two-syllable ones are tricky.

Is it fun to say yes or no?

Funnest is a regular superlative of the adjective fun. However, the use of fun as an adjective is itself still often seen as informal or casual and to be avoided in formal writing, and this would apply equally to the superlative form.

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Do we say happier or more happy?

With common 2-syllable adjectives/adverbs, the ‘-er’ comparative is more usual; with uncommon or unusually pronounced 2-syllable adjectives/adverbs, the ‘more’ form is in use as well and may be more usual. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with ‘more happy’, but ‘happier’ is the usual.

Is funner a Scrabble word?

Funner is valid Scrabble Word.

Do you say sadder or more sad?

Both “sadder” and “more sad” are grammatically correct. But you probably want to use “sadder” in most cases. It is a question of style rather than grammar. Typically, one-syllable words, or two-syllable words that end in -y, use the suffix -er to indicate comparative.

Is more boring correct?

Boring forms its comparative with more (and its superlative with most): more boring. Participial adjectives formed with -ing and -ed form their comparatives this way.

Is it more pretty or prettier?

The comparative of a two syllable noun ending in y is formed by replacing the final -y with -ier. So prettier is correct. More pretty is incorrect.