word usage - more smooth or more smoother? Which is right . . . You can say "more smooth", or "smoother" Both are fine and mean exactly the same thing But beware of trying to combine them, and saying "more smoother"! Many will say that a formulation like that is wrong
idioms - more to the point—means what, precisely? - English Language . . . 0 Internet sources differ when it comes to the semantics of English 'more to the point' My question here: Does it mean 'more precisely' or rather 'more importantly' or even 'additionally', essentially? I can't believe it can mean both 'more importantly' and 'more precisely', because 'importance' and 'precision' are very different concepts
further VS. more - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Further is more commonly used as an adverb relating to the degree of something It is located further to the right than I thought Further can be used in some contexts to mean "more" or "additional" Further meetings on this topic seem pointless Further research is needed to reach a decision Further cannot in this sense replace more or additional in general
When to use more likely and most likely in a sentence I am having a difficulty on what is the proper usage of more likely and most likely Is there any way to remember the difference between these two phrases easily? On the following sentences below,
Use of “-er” or the word “more” to make comparative forms Sure enough, this ngram shows that stupider got started long after more stupid Apparently, the need to compare levels of stupidity was so great that people granted stupid a sort of honorary Anglo-Saxon status in order to use the more-convenient comparative -er And once stupider is in, by analogy vapider eventually starts sounding more acceptable