help with double comparatives

[pearlsamonte]

i need help please...I was reading the newspaper and came across this writer who used "much faster"...is this acceptable? i just think it's a double comparative. thanks for your help.

[Barb_D]

Certainly.

A is faster than C. B is also faster than C. Of A and B, B is much faster.

[not a teacher]

[Delmobile]

"More faster" would be a double comparative, and incorrect. "Much faster" is fine.

Although "much" and "more" are similar in meaning, they are not exactly alike.
As Barb D says, "much faster" means "a whole lot faster."

A racing car is much faster than a donkey.
A turtle is only a little faster than a snail.

(I'm not a teacher either:))

[pearlsamonte]

Hi Barb_D and Delmobile....thanks for the "enlightenment" on this matter.

ciao,
pearlbs