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Spreen

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Are the expressions "more clearer" and "more cleaner" correct usage?
« on: June 18, 2009, 03:30:00 PM »


Are the expressions "more clearer" and "more cleaner" correct usage?

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Joe Carillo

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Re: Are the expressions "more clearer" and "more cleaner" correct usage?
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 07:06:06 PM »
Quote from: Reagan on June 18, 2009, 03:30:00 PM
June 18, 2009


Dear Sir Joe,

Are the expressions "more clearer" and "more cleaner" correct usage?


Thanks, Sir.
Reagan

Absolutely not! The correct comparatives in those cases are simply "clearer" and "cleaner" without the "more." Of course, we can also say "more clear" and "more clean," but those are the only grammatically acceptable alternative forms of intensification in such cases.
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