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Old 09 Nov 2007, 15:47   #21102
mszee
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Originally Posted by daveake View Post
I wasn't really interested in this subject but looked at the site you've provided and it clearly says that I am right...

short adjectives: add "-er"

Short adjectives
1-syllable adjectives
old, fast
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y

long adjectives: use "more"

Long adjectives
2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y
modern, pleasant
all adjectives of 3 or more syllables


Clever is 2 syllables and doesn't end in "y"
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