mamamoose Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 My daughter is in an online class and she missed this. Which sentence is correct? They were more ready today than yesterday. They were readier today than yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Both are correct forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 They're both widespread and considered standard. This doesn't prevent people from having very strong FEELINGS about them. It is better in many cases to defer to your teacher/employer on this sort of issue, and privately roll your eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Yes, I knew they were both correct forms. I am irritated that she would lose points as a result of either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, mamamoose said: Yes, I knew they were both correct forms. I am irritated that she would lose points as a result of either. What was the teacher's reasoning? I agree that points should not have been taken off and think this would be a reasonable opportunity for your daughter to practice self-advocacy by emailing the teacher with sources demonstrating that both forms represent correct usage. If the teacher won't acknowledge that fact I'd consider not taking further classes from this teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 18 hours ago, maize said: What was the teacher's reasoning? I agree that points should not have been taken off and think this would be a reasonable opportunity for your daughter to practice self-advocacy by emailing the teacher with sources demonstrating that both forms represent correct usage. If the teacher won't acknowledge that fact I'd consider not taking further classes from this teacher. Well we love the teacher. He’s very reasonable. This is the only thing I have questioned and she is still getting an A+ in the class. I don’t even know that it’s worth bringing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 If he's reasonable, then it's worth bringing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Well if it meant a change in her grade point it would be worth it. But it doesn’t. So it seems a bit petty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 8:35 AM, Servant4Christ said: I think I need to go back and brush up on my grammar before DS gets there. I would've picked "more ready" just because that's how I was taught. I didn't think "readier" was even a word. Of course it's a word. It's formed using a common morpheme (ready) and an even commoner productive suffix (-er), and the sense is clear to both the speaker and the listener. That is pretty much the definition of "a word". In this case, it also happens to be in widespread usage, including among careful and/or educated speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) In the ESL world, students are taught that two syllable adjectives and adverbs in the comparative/superlative form use more/less, most/least. So, more beautiful vs. Beautifuler and more complete vs. completer. This is how I learned it in English as well. Edited March 11, 2021 by Sneezyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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