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[Hansman]

When someone knows something better and more about my country, Can I say this sentence, You are much more of a Korean than I am?

You are much more of an American than I am ( If I am American and someome from anther country knows more about the U.S.A. Can I say the expression much more of? )

Are there any good expressions? What do you native English speakers think?

 

[Tarheel]

I suppose you could say that as a compliment of sorts. If somebody knows more about Korea than you do, maybe you could say, "You're more of a Korean than I am." (I don't how natural it would be for a Korean to say that.) Similarly, if somebody knew more about this country than me, I might say, "You're more of an American than I am." It's certainly possible.

 

[Hansman]

Thank you so much. Can I add much like 'much more' to emphasize the meaning?

 

[tedmc]

Thank you so much. Can I add much like 'much more' to emphasize the meaning?

Yes, if you want to say that to mean "a greater degree".

 

[emsr2d2]

When someone knows something better and more about my country than I do, can I say this sentence, You are much more of a Korean than I am?

You are much more of an American than I am.
(If I am American and someome someone from another country knows more about the U.S.A. than I do, can I say the expression much more of?)

Are there any other good expressions? What do you native English speakers think?

Whilst the sentences aren't ungrammatical, I don't find them natural with "much more of a/an" at all. I'd expect just "Wow! You're more Korean/American than me!"

Please note my corrections in the quote box. I suggest you install an English spellchecker on your browser. It would have alerted you to basic errors such as "someome" and "anther".

 

[Rover_KE]

I suggest you install an English spellchecker on your browser. It would have alerted you to basic errors such as "someome" and "anther".

This is generally good advice, except that a spellchecker would have accepted anther as that's a real word.

Likewise students need to be aware that a spellchecker would find no fault with Yew no yore knot aloud too reed allowed inn hear.

 

[Tarheel]

You can say "You're much more of a Korean than I am" if you absolutely insist. However, I would consider that overdoing it. Nevertheless, you can say what you want to say.