http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=More+Work+Less+TimeSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=More+Work+Less+TimeCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/48949/use-of-er-or-the-word-more-to-make-comparative-formsSure enough, this ngram shows that stupider got started long after more stupid. Apparently, the need to compare levels of stupidity was so great that people granted stupid a sort of honorary Anglo-Saxon status in order to use the more-convenient comparative -er. And once stupider is in, by analogy vapider eventually starts sounding more acceptable.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:41:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/47284/is-more-better-ungrammaticalJust FYI, though, "more better" is pretty frequently used ironically these days by the hipsters and the whatnot to simply mean "better". Also, while I think no one would responsibly advocate this use, I think you could make an argument for saying "peaches are more better than apricots than plums are better than pluots".Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:24:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/38977/more-vs-the-more-i-doubt-this-the-more-becauseThe modifies the adverb more and they together form an adverbial modifier that modifies the verb doubt. According to Wiktionary, the etymology is as follows: From Middle English, from Old English þȳ (“by that, after that, whereby”), originally the instrumental case of the demonstratives sē (masculine) and þæt (neuter).Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:07:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/150047/more-than-that-in-the-contextThe stories may be make-believe, but ALSO much more than make-believe (that in the sentence): It will among other teach them the morals of the Agta, the myths and how they see the world around them. Possibly even prepare them for other skills - how to spot certain foods, teach them more words in their language etc.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:50:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/93460/in-more-details-or-in-detailTo use the correct adjective with the phrase "in detail", think about fewer vs less in number vs amount - but remember "in detail" means specifically or completely already. Examples: I have read your question and answered it "in detail". If you want to read my explanations "in more detail", keep reading. You might find another answer that explains it just as well with fewer details (which ...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:20:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/201954/the-more-the-more-examplesThe harder I study, the better score I can get in IELTS exam. The larger the number of people interested in art, the happier the society is. The more fitness centres is available, the healthier the people is. The smaller the\no article farmland is, the less food is produced. I will appreciate giving me more examples.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:57:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/254981/more-likely-than-not-1-how-likely-is-it-for-you-in-percentage-terms-2-a"More likely than not" logically means with a probability greater than 50%. A probability of 50% would be "as likely as not". But the user of the phrase is not making a mathematically precise estimate of probability. They are expressing what they think is likely in an intentionally vague way, and it's misplaced precision to try to assign a number to it. As an opposite, one could simply say ...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:10:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/88401/how-to-use-more-as-adjective-and-adverbWhen "more" is used before adjective or adverb as "inconvenient" in your example, it is an adverb whose primary function is to modify the following word. However, when it is used before a noun (or sometimes after a noun), it is used as a determiner or adjective. For example: I need more money. More context is required. I need something more (to eat). In the above examples, it means: greater in ...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:41:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/11060/how-to-use-what-is-moreWhat's more is an expression that's used when you want to emphasize that the next action or fact is more or as important as the one mentioned. War doesn't bring peace; what's more, it brings more chaos. Or your example.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:23:00 GMThttps://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58902/when-to-use-much-more-or-many-moreUnder which circumstances would you use "much more" instead of "many more" ? For example would this be correct: I have much more money. Thanks in advance!Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:53:00 GMT