Comparatives and superlatives
Describing wordsRule 1 of 3
The rule
Use one comparison marker, not two. Short adjectives take -er/-est ("faster", "fastest"); long ones take more/most ("more useful"). Never combine them: "more better" and "most easiest" are always wrong.
Wrong and right
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Wrong This laptop is more better than mine.
Right This laptop is better than mine.
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Wrong It was the most easiest task on the list.
Right It was the easiest task on the list.
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Wrong The new app is more fast than the old one.
Right The new app is faster than the old one.
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Wrong Traffic is worst today than yesterday.
Right Traffic is worse today than yesterday.
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Wrong This is the more important slide in the deck.
Right This is the most important slide in the deck.