Chipping away at -er comparatives?

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Sun Mar 9 19:32:55 UTC 2014


"drives me more crazy" gets about twice as many raw hits as "drives me crazier."

I suppose this could be attributed to the adverb-like positioning (even though it's an adjective), though it seems like a small chip away from the -er form.

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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