I can't say that I've ever seen or used "none the sadder" although I can't say there's anything wrong with it.
"None the wiser" and "none the poorer" are certainly used regularly.
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25-Apr-2013, 20:48 #1
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I found myself to be none the sadder for the next accident.
Dear all,
Do you use the phrase "none the sadder" as in the sentence below?
I found myself to be none the sadder for the next accident.
I have seen "none the wiser", but not "none the sadder" until recently.
Thank you!
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25-Apr-2013, 21:11 #2
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Re: I found myself to be none the sadder for the next accident.
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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26-Apr-2013, 16:28 #3
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Re: I found myself to be none the sadder for the next accident.
BNC has only these 4:
COCA has these 6:1 NONE THE WORSE 40
2 NONE THE WISER 26
3 NONE THE UNHAPPIER 1
4 NONE THE EASIER 1
So 'none the <comparative adjective>', except with a few words, isn't widely used. But 'none the worse' and 'none the wiser' are by far the commonest.1 NONE THE WORSE 69
2 NONE THE WISER 38
3 NONE THE RICHER 1
4 NONE THE POORER 1
5 NONE THE EASIER 1
6 NONE THE BETTER 1
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