Is funner a word
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ANSWERS: 9
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No, it's a grammatical error. It should be 'more fun' rather than 'funner'
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Maybe to Big Bird.
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its not in my dictionary
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It is not a word in the English language.
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If it's not on a well-known universal dictionary, than no its not an official known word.
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It is a word because you just used it. It is not in the dictionary, yet. If it became common to use it or if someone famous makes it into a tagline it would get into the dictionary faster. A'int is an example of a word being used enough to get into the dictionary.
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The editors of Merriam Webster’s 10th edition choose to recognize the word “funner” as a lesser used inflected form of the adjective fun. They do this because they choose to regard English pragmatically, taking into account colloquial and dialectical usage when they make their editions. I would make the argument to a student that the -er, -est construction on an adjective is permissible. With no clear abstract rule to determine which adjectives are to take the “more + adjective” or the -er, -est construction, the “rule” becomes arbitrary. The “rule” I would argue falls more into the area of convention and accepted usage than grammar. The person choosing to use this construction should be careful when and where they use such a colloquial construction as those familiar with the “rule” may take it as a sign of ignorance. See http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/funner
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no its not a word...mikayla and trey are clueless
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no. it is slang as in more fun
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