Comparatives

[dilodi83]

Are they both correct?

1) The longer I study the better I realise what an interesting language it is.
2) The longer I study, the more I realise what an interesting language it is.

[dilodi83]

Are they both correct?

1) The longer I study the better I realise what an interesting language it is.
2) The longer I study, the more I realise what an interesting language it is.

[nyota]

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I'm not a teacher
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I'd say the second one sounds more natural. Is "the better I realise" taken from Italian?

[Goku9]

'The more' is correct, not that I can explain why, but as a Canadian I've never heard 'the better' even from native English speakers from other countries.

[dilodi83]

Yes, "the better" is taken from Italian.

[nyota]

Yes, "the better" is taken from Italian.

I've only asked because it's sometimes used this way in Polish, too. :)