What is the comparative of the adjective "little"?
Hi saleemabuIn response to the comparative " little"
You can think of the following:
1- The milk is little in this bottle. There is little milk in this bottle. (There isn't much milk in this bottle.)
2- That one has less milk as I think. I think that one has less milk.
3- The one in the fridge has the least as I know. I know the one in the fridge has the least.
Thank you all for your responses... I didn't know some of the things or I wasn't aware of them.
Anyway, I'd like to use the comparatice of little in this sentence:
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was littler (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long. (can I say it like this?)
Of course, I am not such a television maniac (I've just thought the sentences out), but let's say they are real.
I was told that when speaking aout my age - when I was little... - we shouldn't use "small" as it describes rather size of sth., while little describes the low age.
Good morning,
In responce to the comparative " little"
You can think of the following:
1- The milk is little in this bottle.
2- That one has less milk as I think.
3- The one in the fridge has the leastas I know.
I think the answer is between lines with kind compliments.
saleemabu
Your sentences are grammatical and your use of "littler" is also correct.
All I was telling you is that "littler" and "littlest" are not used as commonly as smaller/smallest or "younger/youngest. I don't know why that is.![]()
Thanks, Mike....
As to the sentence you wrote, "Your sentences are grammatical and your use of "littler" is also correct.", why don't you say "grammatically correct"? How can a sentence be grammatical? If a sentence is grammatical, does it mean that it is correct as far as the sentence's grammar is concerned?
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When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was littler (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long. (can I say it like this?)
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Excuse my butting in, but in BE few people would say "littler". In this instance I'd say
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was smaller/younger (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long.
You could also avoid the issue altogether:
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
Years before, I used to watch it all day long.
b
I just don't understand why "smaller" can be used here.
Is it correct to say "When I was small, I used to play with my dolls." ?
:up:
Small - short or young
young, little - of low age
Am I right?
My daddy says I'm too small to go hunting with him.
This is perfectly OK.
b
What is the comparative of the adjective "modest"? Is it modester? It sounds a little odd to me...
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