Hi
I heard "more strict" the other day and it sounded a little odd.
The rule goes that if you have a single syllable adjective, then add "er".
As "strict" fits that description, I'd go with "stricter".
I think, 'very strict' sounds a lot better than the two...
ie. 'My mother is a very strict person compare to my father.'
But, I would use stricter in the following sentence:
'My mother is a lot stricter compare to my father'.
Also,
'My mother is more strict when my father isn't around.
Why come up with ungrammatical explanations when it is obvious that "strict" is a short adjective. Therefore, the comparative form of this adj is simply "stricter" & its superlative form is "the strictest."
"More strict" is :cross:
Otherwise, "beautifuler" would be correct.:-?
NO!!!! stricter is correct!huh?
I'm not sure if I understood you correctly here.
You wrote that 'more strict is wrong' and you also believe that 'stricter' is also incorrect.
Obviously, there's no such word as 'beautifuler'. However, you can say,
"she is more beautiful than..."
By the way, I forgot to mention that I'm no expert in English. I'm just a learner.
NO!!!! stricter is correct!
+ re-read it again, I said if more strict was correct then beautifuler would be correct as well. :-?
NO!!!! stricter is correct!
+ re-read it again, I said if more strict was correct then beautifuler would be correct as well. :-?
Sorry, I'm a bit slow here...
I don't understand why you compare "more strict" with "beautifuler". Why don't you compare "more strict" with "more beautiful" instead?
You believe that "stricter" is correct, but "beautifuler" is incorrect.