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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
grammar - more preferred versus preferable - English Language . . . In case (a) you are asking which of the boxes has more desirable qualities than the other This is question you would most likely ask to a person to get their opinion Preferred is a verb In case (b) you are asking which of the boxes would be more likely asking a statistics question, how many people would prefer box 1 and how many would prefer
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)
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 . . . "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
How to use what is more? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange What's more is an expression that's used when you want to emphasize that the next action or fact is more or as important as the one mentioned War doesn't bring peace; what's more, it brings more chaos Or your example
Does more than 2 include 2? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange 7 You are correct in your understanding 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 Share Improve this answer edited Apr 30, 2021 at 23:04
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"