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- word usage - the more the person is likely to ~ vs. the more likely the . . .
Here's a relevant usage chart for the same construction, but comparing the more likely I am (OP's preferred version) and the more I am likely ("likely" moved to after subject+verb) As you can see, the version with "likely" immediately after "more" wasn't always the most common Both sequences mean exactly the same, though Which to use is just a stylistic preference that has changed over time
- idioms - more to the point—means what, precisely? - English Language . . .
"to the point" is an idiomatic expression, it means apt, pertinent, relevant In idioms, the words of the expression do not always make literal sense, but are rather figurative One of the many meanings of the word "point" is topic, argument, idea - so you can see how "to the point" kind of makes sense
- Can the words more and cool be joined together?
In the expression It was more [adjective 1] than [adjective 2], more is not the comparative - it means that the subject could better be described as [adjective 1] than as [adjective 2]
- More than one - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
When more than one stands alone, it usually takes a singular verb, but it may take a plural verb if the notion of multiplicity predominates: The operating rooms are all in good order More than one
- more of a . . . vs more a - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What's the difference between these types of adjective usages? For example: This is more of a prerequisite than a necessary quality This is more a prerequisite than a necessary quality (without
- More likely than not - (1) How likely is it for you in percentage . . .
"More likely than not" logically means with a probability greater than 50% A probability of 50% would be "as likely as not" But the user of the phrase is not making a mathematically precise estimate of probability They are expressing what they think is likely in an intentionally vague way, and it's misplaced precision to try to assign a number to it As an opposite, one could simply say
- 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"
- adjectives - The more + the + comparative degree - English Language . . .
The more, the more You can see all of this in a dictionary example: 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
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