[Grammar] usage of more often and more frequent

[vikky7695]

Is the following usage of more often and more frequent correct?

Person A to Person B : I.have never been to.Florida.
Person B to Person A: I.have been to florida more often than you have.I have been there thrice.

As far as I know ,the usage of more often or more frequent implicates that both events take place ,or we can use more often/more frequent only to compare 2 events in which each event has frequency >0 ,and not 1 event with frequency=0 to an event with frequency >0.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Are the following uses of more often and more frequent correct?

Person A to Person B[no space]: I [no period] have never been to [no period] Florida.
Person B to Person A: I [no period] have been to Florida [STRIKE]more often than you have[/STRIKE]. [space] I have been there three times.

As far as I know[no space], [space] the use of more often or more frequently implies that both events take place[no space], [space] or we can use more often/more frequently only to compare two events in which each event has a frequency of >0[no space], [space]and not one event with a frequency [space] =0 to an event with a frequency of >0.

If I've never been to Florida, you would just say you've been there three times. You would not say you go there more often or more frequently.

If I've been there once, you could say you've been there more often or more frequently.

Remember that often and frequently are adverbs and frequent is an adjective. So your trips there are more frequent than mine, and you go there more frequently.

Put spaces after periods and commas.

Do not put spaces before periods and commas.

Do not put periods randomly between words.

I didn't try to correct your >0 and =0, but using math symbols in text isn't natural.

(Cross-post.)

 

[emsr2d2]

There's a difference between "more" and "more often/more frequently".

John: I've been to Florida once.
Helen: In that case, I've been there more than you have. I've been twice!

John: I go to Florida every six months.
Helen: I go more often/frequently than that. I go every three months.

 

[jutfrank]

In my opinion, doing something only once is not enough for it to be considered as having frequency. That is to say, for a comparison of frequency to be made, each event must have a frequency greater than 1, not 0.

 

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