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shyer or shier - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "shyer" or "shier"? Both versions are acceptable in today's standard English In the 2002 CGEL page 1581: Monosyllabic dry and shy are optionally exceptions to the y -replacement rule, allowing either y or i before the suffix: dry ~ dryer drier ~ dryest driest and shy ~ shyer shier ~ shyest shiest Note that CGEL is the 2002 reference grammar by Huddleston and Pullum et al , The Cambridge
shier or more shy? - WordReference Forums The reason why shier is a bit weird is twofold: 1) the y in shy is pronounced [aɪ] instead of like in happy, so you could argue that it doesn't have to follow the y -> i rule described above (as if it were a different phenomenon), and 2) shier looks a lot like pier, which is pronounced as one syllable like peer, [pɪr], instead of like pyre
Shier (shyer) - WordReference Forums As for shyer or shier, both versions are acceptable in today's standard English Personally, I would use the shyer shyest version and that does not mean that there is a difference between British English and American English, even though in the UK shier is more common -------
shyer or more shy? - WordReference Forums A few years ago in a book I saw that the author used more shy (in final position) rather than shyer Why? Which is correct? This is an example of mine: Raul is rather shy, but his brother is more shy Could you give some examples? Thanks in advance
Comparativos y superlativos: dry, shy. . . | WordReference Forums Hola a todos: Hace tiempo que estudié los superlativos y los comparativos, pero estaba dándoles un repaso y me estoy liando cada vez más Yo tenía claro que si un adjetivo tiene dos sílabas y termina en -y, cambiamos la y por i, después le añadimos +est o +er Hasta ahí todo bien Pero ayer me
shier more shy - WordReference Forums Native speakers might help me with this dilemma! I've never been sure about the comparative of some adjectives, [ ] shier or more shy? Thank you sooo much!
Comparative Superlative of Coy, Dry, Shy - WordReference Forums The student asked me what was the comparative form of monosyllable adjectives ending with "y", such as "dry", "shy" and "coy" I have searched the Internet but I have only found mixed results e g Coyer, drier, shier, shyer If there is a difference between American English and British English, could you please point it out for me? Thanks a lot!