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- 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
- countability - ~ and many more. vs. ~and much more. - English . . .
This hotel is in an excellent location Within walking distance you have shops, parks, theaters, restaurants, and much more As for your question, of the intent is to continue the list of ethnic goods, then you should use "many more" But if you use the word "more" to refer to things beyond ethnic goods, then "much more" can be used to
- phrase usage - in more details or in detail - English Language . . .
in less detail or in more detail -Correct however when describing the quantity you would use detail or details I will add additional facts and examples and so it can be said I will give "more details" below There is a shorter answer with "fewer details" describing various uses of detail "in less detail" somewhere else, I'm sure
- 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
- 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,
- more vs the more - I doubt this the more because. .
The modifies the adverb more and they together form an adverbial modifier that modifies the verb doubt According to Wiktionary, the etymology is as follows: From Middle English, from Old English þȳ (“by that, after that, whereby”), originally the instrumental case of the demonstratives sē (masculine) and þæt (neuter)
- grammaticality - Is more better ungrammatical? - English Language . . .
Just FYI, though, "more better" is pretty frequently used ironically these days by the hipsters and the whatnot to simply mean "better" Also, while I think no one would responsibly advocate this use, I think you could make an argument for saying "peaches are more better than apricots than plums are better than pluots"
- What is the right word to describe something more than great
Even terrific looks like the word "terrifyingly" So there might be some cases where the word isn't quite the perfect match, whereas "great" is more universal (mostly meaning "good" although there is a smaller implication of being "large", using "great" to mean "good" about something "small" would typically seem just fine)
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