- The more, the more - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
the more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens) An increase in one thing (an action, occurrence, etc ) causes or correlates to an increase in another thing [1] The more work you do now, the more free time you'll [you will] have this weekend [2] The more money we make, the more responsibilities we get
- grammar - More easily or most easily - English Language Learners Stack . . .
This is done more easily than I thought are grammatically correct However, I would personally consider both sentences to be slightly awkward or incomplete, since you could express the same ideas using adjectives If you had no more details to add, then more natural expressions might be This is easy This task is easy This was easier than I
- word usage - more smooth or more smoother? Which is right . . .
Grammatically, the most correct form is 'smoother' It's a monosyllabic word, just as fast -> faster, quick -> quicker, etc NOTE: when smooth is used as an adverb, it may become 'more smoothly' E g with the friction taken out, the wheel rolled more smoothly
- How to use what is more? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Furthermore and what's more are not exactly synonymous, and are generally found in different contexts Furthermore is a transition word that tells the reader to expect an addition to previously stated facts or arguments It does not imply that the new fact or argument is more important Furthermore is most often found in formal written contexts
- idioms - more to the point—means what, precisely? - English Language . . .
For example, let the topic be the integer 3 Then '3 is an odd prime More to the point [in addition, NOT more relevantly], it's the second triangular number ' Note that, here, pronunciation would probably be '𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 to the point' rather than 'more to the 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁' –
- numbers - Does more than 2 include 2? - English Language Learners . . .
more than 2 is > 2, meaning greater than but not including 2 your other phrase two or more is very succinct and clear, you could also use at least 2 to mean ">= 2", it does not need to be entirely spelled out as greater than or equal to 2
- grammar - Can we use the more in comparative sentence? - English . . .
a) more successful b) successful c) the more successful d) the most successful Undoubtedly, my choice was A(more successful) Because it is a well-known rule in comparative sentences But I wonder when I saw an answer The answer was C (the more successful) Can anybody explain to me the reason for this?
- More than 10 years of experience or over 10 years of experience
As Maulik stated, there's no difference in this context You may be interested to know, however, that until 2014, the AP style guide, which is the Bible of American journalists, would have said you had to use "more than" in this instance
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