Certainly "more clever" seems less cumbersome. Cleverer; gramitacal faux pas or well spoken?
2006-07-18 02:10:32 · 11 answers · asked by Yim 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes it is a legitimate comparative...altho not used as commonly as "more clever" as a comparative
2006-07-18 02:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by starewq 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here's a vote for more clever. Cleverer, does not sound right
2006-07-18 09:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by Bluewolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleverer is the adjective form of clever.
E.g.
“If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.”
2006-07-18 09:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the word funner is more fun, but it's not correct, either. You have to say more fun or more clever. It's too late to change English grammar rules at this point.
2006-07-18 09:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not correct. It should read:
Bill is more clever than Tom.
2006-07-19 01:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by Kim C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like more clever.
2006-07-18 09:13:01 · answer #6 · answered by S. Leroy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think technically it is correct...But we usually say John is more clever than Jack.
2006-07-18 09:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by anesziere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
faux pas
More clever is grammatically correct
2006-07-18 11:00:15 · answer #8 · answered by tab42104 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more clever sounds more correct...or is it correcter?
I think I remember a rule where if the root word is one syllable you add the "-er" and if it's more you add "more" to the word
2006-07-18 09:12:24 · answer #9 · answered by Di 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cleverer is ok
2006-07-18 09:17:53 · answer #10 · answered by jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋