[General] Was not as fun/Was not as much fun.

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richuk

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Hey!

Sorry if this is a really basic question but why should we write the word 'much' in the following sentence?

'This was not as fun as that'

'This was not as much fun as that'

To me they both mean the same. Thank you for any help :-D
 

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Hey!

Sorry if this is a really basic question but why should we write the word 'much' in the following sentence?

'This was not as fun as that'

'This was not as much fun as that'

To me they both mean the same. Thank you for any help :-D

This was not as fun as that' :cross:
'This was not as much fun as that' :tick:

You know why?
 

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'This was not as fun as that' - this is also correct (as Barb_D pointed out).
And I think you're right, there's no difference in meaning.
Please note that I am not a teacher and can be wrong.
 

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Main Entry: 3fun
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sometimes fun·ner; sometimes fun·nest
Date: circa 1846

1 : providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment <a fun party> <a fun person to be with>
2 : full of fun : pleasant <have a fun time>
 

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Main Entry: 3fun
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sometimes fun·ner; sometimes fun·nest
Date: circa 1846

1 : providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment <a fun party> <a fun person to be with>
2 : full of fun : pleasant <have a fun time>

Where did you get it from? :)
 

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From your link...
PS:
There's a box below this:
fun

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From your link...

Funner | Define Funner at Dictionary.com
funner - Spelling of funner from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus - Cambridge University Press

–adjective
4.
Informal. of or pertaining to fun, esp. to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person.
5.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.

You should strictly reserve the use of 'fun' as an adj where informal tolerance is felt acceptable. That is my story and I am sticking to it. :-D
 

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Hey!

Sorry if this is a really basic question but why should we write the word 'much' in the following sentence?

'This was not as fun as that'

'This was not as much fun as that'

To me they both mean the same. Thank you for any help :-D
If this is for school work, don't use "fun" as an adjective.
 

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If it's been used as an adjective since 1846, I don't know why it's shunned.

However, you should feel free to avoid its use as an adjective if you wish. I will continue to embrace it as both an adjective and noun.
 

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If it's been used as an adjective since 1846, I don't know why it's shunned.

However, you should feel free to avoid its use as an adjective if you wish. I will continue to embrace it as both an adjective and noun.
It's use as an adjective in BrE is much, much more recent than that, also it is informal in BrE, so it should not be used in a school/learning situation.
 
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