However, when it is used before a noun (or sometimes after a noun), it is used as a determiner or adjective I need something more (to eat) In the above examples, it means In case (a) you are asking which of the boxes has more desirable qualities than the other This is question you would most likely ask to a person to get their opinion In case (b) you are asking which of the boxes would be more likely asking a statistics question, how many people would prefer box 1 and how many would prefer.
What's the difference between these types of adjective usages This is more of a prerequisite than a necessary quality This is more a prerequisite than a necessary quality What's more is an expression that's used when you want to emphasize that the next action or fact is more or as important as the one mentioned What's more, it brings more chaos Sure enough, this ngram shows that stupider got started long after more stupid
The more, the more you can see all of this in a dictionary example The more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens) an increase in one thing (an action, occurrence, etc.) causes or correlates to an increase in another thing [1] the more work you do now, the more free time you'll [you will] have this weekend. You can say more smooth, or smoother Both are fine and mean exactly the same thing But beware of trying to combine them, and saying more smoother
Many will say that a formulation like that is wrong. The modifies the adverb more and they together form an adverbial modifier that modifies the verb doubt According to wiktionary, the etymology is as follows From middle english, from old english þȳ (“by that, after that, whereby”), originally the instrumental case of the demonstratives sē (masculine) and þæt (neuter). In formal discourse, more and more omnipresent or even just more omnipresent is unacceptable Omnipresent means present everywhere, and everywhere has no degrees
I imagine your critic's objection is not to more and more but to getting, which is still regarded as. 7 you are correct in your understanding more than 2 is > 2, meaning greater than but not including 2 your other phrase two or more is very succinct and clear, you could also use at least 2 to mean >= 2 , it does not need to be entirely spelled out as greater than or equal to 2 share improve this answer edited apr 30, 2021 at 23:04
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