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- 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
- 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
- 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
- further VS. more - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
more reputation on Stack Exchange Example in one sentence: We need more money for further research On interchangeability: When both extension and countability are correct, you can use "more" instead of further, but usually "further" sounds more polished Example: We need more research We need further research Move a few inches more to the
- Could you tell me If I can use the words “more strict” and “Most strict . . .
I got confused with “ stricter and more strict”, strictest and most strict” What is the rule about this or both are correct? Let me make a sentence with stricter Dan is stricter than Ryan about productivity Trump is more strict than Obama about illegal immigration
- adjectives - Most simple or Simplest - English Language Learners . . .
The superlative is formed in different ways according to the length of the base adjective If it has one syllable, then the letters -est are added If the word has three syllables or more then the word most is placed before the adjective: most attractive Words of two syllables vary: some add -est and some use most
- Unusual usage of the phrase are you kidding me?
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- You are vs. youre — what is the difference between them?
@JohnLawler I’m betting that non-native speakers are seldom taught that many such “contractions” occur naturally in speaking because of reduction of unstressed pieces — more than we write, in fact (Like in “I’ll’ve given ’er another chance by then ”) And that they all originated in that fashion –
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