Which one is right?

Question

I am getting fat or I am getting fatter?
Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

Grammatically, both statements are correct. One is a declarative sentence (I am getting fat), and the other is a comparative one (I am getting fatter). It would largely depend on the context of the sentences or statements preceding or following. You could also add the superlative ( I am getting fattest), but there again, it would depend on what you're trying to say. Are you stating that you're simply getting fat, or that you're fatter than you were last summer, or are you the fattest that you've ever been in your whole life? The examples you present to us, have an incomplete idea, so we don't know which one is a correct statement of fact. However, the grammar aspect is correct for either sentence.

Answer 2

One's body always has some fat, so to add fat is to get fatter, in a strict sense. However, from a point of perception, one can be said to BE fat, and getting fatter. Are you having, or being??

Answer 3

Both are correct, however 'I am getting fat' implies that previously, the subject was not fat. 'I am getting fatter' implies that the subject was fat to begin with, since the word 'fatter' is an adjective of the word 'fat'.

Answer 4

They both are correct as sentences on their own.

Whether they are right or not depends on the fact.

Are you thin and getting fat?
Or are you fat and getting fatter?

See what i mean?

Answer 5

I would say it depends on whether or not you are fat to begin with. If you are fat, then you would be getting fatter. If you are not fat, then you could say I am getting fat.

Answer 6

It depends on the status of the person.

If they were slim and gained weight, they are getting fat.

If they were fat and are gaining weight, they are getting fatter

Answer 7

the -er suffix is comparative so without an object (grammatical object) with which to compare yourself, "fatter" is incorrect.

Answer 8

You look great

Answer 9

Could be both.

Answer 10

both