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Any more+comparitive+than
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowAny error in the following statement?What are the possible meanings of positive “any more”?How to interpret the phrase “no more” in “Don't love no more”(Craig David's song)?Is 'worse' the only comparative that has neither -er nor more?Can you “cram” a liquid?Why do more people say “to work at the hospital” than “to work in the hospital”, but more say “to work in a hospital” than “to work at a hospital”“more of” vs “more than”“I have no […] anymore” - is it grammatically correct or not?Before the 20th century, how did people express ideas like “X isn't going to happen anytime soon”?Why is this sentence incorrect? Why is this other sentence correct?
I heard a person saying, “That place is not any more riskier than this place”. (And it wasn’t about time- like how it has changed from earlier to now) I thought it’s grammatically incorrect to say so.
Anymore can refer to any longer as in “I was doing it but I am not doing it anymore”, or it can be any more with a space like “some more” as in “I have already eaten so much. I do not need any more of it”
But in the context I mentioned earlier it is not about time.
And riskier is already a comparitive and adding more before that makes it incorrect.
This is what I feel but I am looking for an expert answer to know if I am right and if yes, I am looking for a solid explanation as to why it is incorrect.
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I heard a person saying, “That place is not any more riskier than this place”. (And it wasn’t about time- like how it has changed from earlier to now) I thought it’s grammatically incorrect to say so.
Anymore can refer to any longer as in “I was doing it but I am not doing it anymore”, or it can be any more with a space like “some more” as in “I have already eaten so much. I do not need any more of it”
But in the context I mentioned earlier it is not about time.
And riskier is already a comparitive and adding more before that makes it incorrect.
This is what I feel but I am looking for an expert answer to know if I am right and if yes, I am looking for a solid explanation as to why it is incorrect.
word-usage grammaticality comparative negative-polarity-items
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
asked Mar 20 at 18:43
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18
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I heard a person saying, “That place is not any more riskier than this place”. (And it wasn’t about time- like how it has changed from earlier to now) I thought it’s grammatically incorrect to say so.
Anymore can refer to any longer as in “I was doing it but I am not doing it anymore”, or it can be any more with a space like “some more” as in “I have already eaten so much. I do not need any more of it”
But in the context I mentioned earlier it is not about time.
And riskier is already a comparitive and adding more before that makes it incorrect.
This is what I feel but I am looking for an expert answer to know if I am right and if yes, I am looking for a solid explanation as to why it is incorrect.
word-usage grammaticality comparative negative-polarity-items
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
asked Mar 20 at 18:43
SmvSmv
62
I heard a person saying, “That place is not any more riskier than this place”. (And it wasn’t about time- like how it has changed from earlier to now) I thought it’s grammatically incorrect to say so.
Anymore can refer to any longer as in “I was doing it but I am not doing it anymore”, or it can be any more with a space like “some more” as in “I have already eaten so much. I do not need any more of it”
But in the context I mentioned earlier it is not about time.
And riskier is already a comparitive and adding more before that makes it incorrect.
This is what I feel but I am looking for an expert answer to know if I am right and if yes, I am looking for a solid explanation as to why it is incorrect.
word-usage grammaticality comparative negative-polarity-items
word-usage grammaticality comparative negative-polarity-items
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
asked Mar 20 at 18:43
SmvSmv
62
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
asked Mar 20 at 18:43
SmvSmv
62
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
edited Mar 22 at 5:54
tchrist♦
109k30295475
109k30295475
asked Mar 20 at 18:43
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asked Mar 20 at 18:43
SmvSmv
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asked Mar 20 at 18:43
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18
add a comment |
1
(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18
1
1
(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
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John Lawler wrote in a comment:
(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
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John Lawler wrote in a comment:
(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
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(a) the string not any more riskier than is ungrammatical. It should be either not any more risky than or not any riskier than, but not both. (b) never mind the any more; it's a negative polarity item, but as you point out the problem doesn't have to do with negation particularly.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 at 18:48
Thank you for the response
– Smv
Mar 21 at 19:59
Beyond the correctness matter of double comparatives being forbidden in English, a simpler way to say it is that that place is no riskier than this one.
– tchrist♦
Mar 22 at 6:18