What is the comparative of the adjective "little"?
Hi saleemabuIn response to the comparative " little"
You can think of the following:
1- The milk is little in this bottle. There is little milk in this bottle. (There isn't much milk in this bottle.)
2- That one has less milk as I think. I think that one has less milk.
3- The one in the fridge has the least as I know. I know the one in the fridge has the least.
Thank you all for your responses... I didn't know some of the things or I wasn't aware of them.
Anyway, I'd like to use the comparatice of little in this sentence:
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was littler (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long. (can I say it like this?)
Of course, I am not such a television maniac (I've just thought the sentences out), but let's say they are real.
I was told that when speaking aout my age - when I was little... - we shouldn't use "small" as it describes rather size of sth., while little describes the low age.
Good morning,
In responce to the comparative " little"
You can think of the following:
1- The milk is little in this bottle.
2- That one has less milk as I think.
3- The one in the fridge has the leastas I know.
I think the answer is between lines with kind compliments.
saleemabu
Your sentences are grammatical and your use of "littler" is also correct.
All I was telling you is that "littler" and "littlest" are not used as commonly as smaller/smallest or "younger/youngest. I don't know why that is.
Thanks, Mike....
As to the sentence you wrote, "Your sentences are grammatical and your use of "littler" is also correct.", why don't you say "grammatically correct"? How can a sentence be grammatical? If a sentence is grammatical, does it mean that it is correct as far as the sentence's grammar is concerned?
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When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was littler (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long. (can I say it like this?)
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Excuse my butting in, but in BE few people would say "littler". In this instance I'd say
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was smaller/younger (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long.
You could also avoid the issue altogether:
When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
Years before, I used to watch it all day long.
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I just don't understand why "smaller" can be used here.
Is it correct to say "When I was small, I used to play with my dolls." ?
:up:
Small - short or young
young, little - of low age
Am I right?
My daddy says I'm too small to go hunting with him.
This is perfectly OK.
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What is the comparative of the adjective "modest"? Is it modester? It sounds a little odd to me...