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  2. Comparison (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    The comparative uses the word "mai" before the adjective, which operates like "more" or "-er" in English. For example: luminos → bright, mai luminos → brighter. To weaken the adjective, the word "puțin" (little) is added between "mai" and the adjective, for example mai puțin luminos → less bright. For absolute superlatives, the gender ...

  3. Comparative - Wikipedia

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    If an adjective has two comparative markers, it is known as a double comparative (e.g. more louder, worser). The use of double comparatives is generally associated with Appalachian English and African American Vernacular English , though they were common in Early Modern English and were used by Shakespeare.

  4. English adjectives - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Adjectives head adjective phrases, and the most typical members function as modifiers in noun phrases. [3] Most adjectives either inflect for grade (e.g., big, bigger, biggest) or combine with more and most to form comparatives (e.g., more interesting) and superlatives (e.g., most interesting). [4]

  5. David Trinko: Busy is a choice you make - AOL

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    Dec. 2Busy is a word we all use this time of year. I find it helpful to ponder whether that busy is an adjective or a verb, as that distinction probably answers how happy you are about it. At ...

  6. U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Demanding a Cease-Fire in Gaza

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    U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said the United States worked for weeks to avoid a veto of the resolution.

  7. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are open classes – word classes that readily accept new members, such as the noun celebutante (a celebrity who frequents the fashion circles), and other similar relatively new words. [2] The rest are closed classes; for example, it is rare for a new pronoun to enter the language. Determiners ...

  8. Juergen Dormann - Pay Pals - The Huffington Post

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    From January 2008 to April 2008, if you bought shares in companies when Juergen Dormann joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 12.7 percent return on your investment, compared to a -5.3 percent return from the S&P 500.

  9. Commonwealth leaders say 'time has come' for discussion on ...

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    APIA, Samoa (Reuters) -Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in ...