Heard in a TV ad (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Wilson Gray]

Wasn't the comparative of "good" originally "bet"?

-Wilson

On 8/8/07, Dennis R. Preston <preston at msu.edu> wrote:
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> Depending on your analysis of the '-er' at the end of 'better' I suppose.
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> >>  Why's that? more +  adj + er is very well attested in many varieties.
> >>  What could be more better?
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> >"More betterer" would be more better, in this context.
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