more strange... / stranger than ...?

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demir

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Is "more strange" acceptable as the comparative form of "strange" .
 

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Yes, especially as a part of style or for stress.
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demir

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Can we say "more young than.... " for stress instead of "younger than..." then?
 

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More unusual, but possible:

[SIZE=-1]Some of us are more young than others and might not mind some help.
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]

[/SIZE]The one a fine and pretty boy
Not passing three years old,
The other a girl more young than he,
And framed in beauty's mould
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Most Google results, however, are for the noun.
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