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Aug 10, 2005 · Large/larger than is used to express things more formally, such as in written text. Bigger is used more often when speaking. You can find a post on a similar matter here. See posts #2, #4 and #5. "Greater than / less than" as grive solitaire stated, is used in scientific and mathematical jargon. For example, one would say: 357 is greater than ...
Jul 5, 2017 · British English (Sussex) Jul 5, 2017. #5. I could use either "growing" or "getting" bigger for your tomato example. I slightly prefer "getting bigger" both for the plant itself and for the individual tomatoes. This is probably just my personal preference, but we do use the verb "get" a lot in spoken English.
Aug 9, 2015 · I know that when something is bigger than someone, it implies it is beyond his abilities or understanding. But in the sentence below, which implies a level of pleasure, I think the meaning must be different. What does it mean? Would you please paraphrase it? Everyone enjoys being part of something important, something bigger than themselves.
Jan 17, 2020 · London. English - England. Jan 17, 2020. #2. Chance is countable in that use, so it needs a modifier: They have a better/greater chance of winning if they’re playing at home. . Bigger doesn’t really work in this context. J.
Oct 2, 2017 · Senior Member. USA / EEUU. English - US. Oct 2, 2017. #3. Both are completely correct, but there may be a tendency to use "a lot bigger" when a positive answer is expected, and "much bigger" when a negative answer is expected. Is it a lot bigger?
Jan 21, 2011 · We all know it's possible to say this dog is a lot bigger than that dog or this dog is much bigger than that dog. However, when we turn it into an attributive adjective I have a much bigger dog than you works, but I have a lot bigger dog than you really doesn't. Any suggestions about why...
Jul 8, 2011 · Jul 8, 2011. #3. Hi At first I agreed with Jessicagregori, but now I don't think so because neither 'higher' nor 'bigger' correlate well in reverse with "benefits." For example, while it would make sense to say that 'the benefits are not as great,' it wouldn't sound natural to say that 'the benefits are not as high' or 'as big as the costs.'. J.
May 6, 2011 · American English. May 6, 2011. #5. "Far more big" would be grammatical, although not much used. One-syllable adjectives and some two-syllable adjectives can add "-er" to make a comparative. Your grammar book should have rules or lists of "-er" comparatives. We would not say in English, "far extensiver," but "far more extensive."
Dec 2, 2023 · Yes, "bigger" tends to sound too informal when referring to quantities. Reactions: trapholeptt43.
Jun 23, 2020 · Brazilian Portuguese. Jun 23, 2020. #1. Hello everyone, I'm looking for a natural phrase to tell the news that a woman is pregnant (is going to have a baby) in an indirect way. I came up with " The family is getting bigger ". My question: Does " The family is getting bigger " sound natural/correct in the example that I created below?
