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Anonymous,
2 yr 343 days ago
Look it up in the dictionary...the correct word is actually funner
Teo,
2 yr 342 days ago
What dictionary did you consult?
Anonymous,
2 yr 317 days ago
I was taught that with adjectives 2 syllables or less, one uses the suffix -er to form the comparative. There are some exceptions, but I can't think of them now. Check this out from the Oxford American English Dictionary: The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in: we had a fun evening, is not fully accepted in standard English and should only be used in informal contexts. There are signs, however, that this situation is changing, given the recent appearance in U.S. English of comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest, formed as if fun were a normal adjective. The adjectival forms funner and funnest have not 'arrived' in all the dictionaries, however, and if employed at all, they should be used sparingly and not in formal written English.
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Marvin A.
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Mon, 07 May 07 04:16 AM
>> I was taught that with adjectives 2 syllables or less, one uses the suffix -er to form the comparative. << Well, that's simply describing how things *tend* to be in the language.
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Mon, 07 May 07 05:03 AM
And there are lots of two-syllable adjectives for which more and most are always used. Take the word 'jealous', for example. Nobody I know would ever say " jealouser". ![Surprise [:O]](/emoticons/emotion-3.gif)
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Anonymous,
2 yr 33 days ago
The Oxford American College Dictionary (2002) says that funner and funnest still don't pass muster in standard English. Therefore, in formal written English, you should use more fun and most fun. And if you want to sound smart in conversation, my advice is that you don't say funner and funnest. 
Anonymous,
1 yr 338 days ago
Neither funner or more fun is correct. You need to change the sentence to compare more than 1thing.The use of fun as an adjective is relatively new and will take time to decide if its funner or more fun.
Anonymous,
1 yr 306 days ago
When you walk down the street, people don't give you money, so you should take it from them instead. Just because one is eliminated (and only according to some dictionaries) does not mean that another one is justified.
As for comparatives and syllable counts, two syllable words ending in y take the -er form. The vast majority of the rest take more or most. Just saying vast majority is a bit of a misnomer, there really aren't enough two syllable adjectives that can be scaled that don't end in y for anything about them to be considered vast. The most common adjectives are either one syllable or end in y, and the uncommon ones tend to originate in Latin and often hit the four or five syllable mark.
My advice is, if you want to sound smart in conversation, say what you want to say in such a way that it is absolutely clear, inoffensive, and succinct. "Fun" as an adjective is a tool that can allow for a very clear evaluation of an activity and most people would pick up on it immediately. I personally don't see how "The restaurant to which we went yesterday" sounds any more clear than "The restaurant we went to yesterday," and those that would evaluate a person's level of intelligence with that criteria would be of questionable brilliance themselves.
My two cents, anyway.
Anonymous,
1 yr 248 days ago
Unfortunately, today's standards when it comes to the English language are very low. If you follow the rules for forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, then you add an -er / -est to one syllable words. I think the reason the English language is so poorly used is because people follow the standard instead of the rules. I suppose if the majority of people believed that 2+2=5, then society as a whole should believe it too, even though it isn't correct. I once had someone tell me that the word "wash" should be spelled "warsh" because that is how everyone pronounces it anyway. My point is that just because something is the standard, doesn't mean it is correct and should be followed.
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