Do you say more funny or funnier?

So, is funnier a word? In short, yes. When talking about two separate entities, funnier is the way to go. It is the comparative of funny.

Is it proper to say more funny?

So in answer to your question, you most certainly can choose to use “more funny” or “most funny” instead of “funnier” or “funniest,” and not be alone and unprecedented in your word choice. But as you know, the overwhelming tendency in English runs in the other direction.

Is more fun correct?

Many people, perhaps most people, strongly prefer more fun and most fun as the comparative and superlative forms of fun. Still, plenty of others label things funner and funnest. Many dictionaries acknowledge this use, but still label the adjective form as informal.

What is the superlative of funniest?

Funniest is the superlative of funny (and funnier is the comparative). This is not “for lack of one”; “funniest” is the superlative. Funny forms its superlative and comparative according to the standard rule (as in red, redder, reddest and fast, faster, fastest).

What is comparative of funny?

Comparative. funnier. Superlative. funniest. The comparative form of funny; more funny.

Do we say happier or more happy?

With common 2-syllable adjectives/adverbs, the ‘-er’ comparative is more usual; with uncommon or unusually pronounced 2-syllable adjectives/adverbs, the ‘more’ form is in use as well and may be more usual. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with ‘more happy’, but ‘happier’ is the usual.

Is more healthy grammatically correct?

Both are acceptable. You’ll most often see phrases like eat healthier or eat more healthy foods. But it’s also okay to say eat more healthy, or eat healthier foods.

Should I say funner or more fun?

More fun is accepted; funner is not. Most fun is accepted; funnest is not. If you want to be taken seriously as a writer or you are an ESL student learning the language, do not use funner or funnest or your writing.

Why do we say more fun?

Fun, traditionally, functioned as a noun and was not considered an adjective. While this has changed over time, it has affected the way in which we form the comparative. Nouns don’t have a comparative form, so when comparing states of “fun,” “more” was added to form a noun phrase.

What are comparatives used for?

We use comparatives and superlatives to say how people or things are different. We use a comparative adjective to express how two people or things are different, and we use a superlative adjective to show how one person or thing is different to all the others of its kind. For example, Mick is taller than Jack.

Is funner a real word?

Funner & funnest I am sad that “funner” and “funnest” are not proper words. They are lots of fun to use anyway. We may often use fun as an adjective today (‘I had a fun time’), but when the word first entered the English language at the end of the 17th century it was mostly used as a verb or a noun.

What does more funny or more fun mean?

Funnier, you can also say ‘more fun’ in some instances. Funnier, you can also say ‘more fun’ in some instances. More funny is the grammatically correct way of saying it. “Funnier” is not a real word, but people still use it More funny is the grammatically correct way of saying it.

Can I use ‘more funny’ instead of ‘funnier’ in a sentence?

So in answer to your question, you most certainly can choose to use “more funny” or “most funny” instead of “funnier” or “funniest,” and not be alone and unprecedented in your word choice. But as you know, the overwhelming tendency in English runs in the other direction.

Is “fun” a noun or an adjective?

As a noun, fun means enjoyment. Fun is not universally accepted as an adjective. People who do accept it as an adjective seem to prefer more fun and most fun over funner and funnest. Whether fun or more fun is correct seems like a simple question, but the answer isn’t exactly straightforward.

What is the comparative and superlative form of funny?

We already have the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective FUNNY which are: FUNNIER and FUNNIEST. When you say MORE FUNNY instead of FUNNIER, it doesn’t contravene any grammatical rule that I know of.