English
Adjective
funner
- context|jocular|intentionally incorrect|nonstandard Comparative of fun.
Usage notes
Funner is a regular comparative of the adjective fun. However, the use of fun as an adjective is itself still often seen as informal<ref>American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, 2000. (web version) 1</ref> or casual<ref>Edith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson, More Nitty-Gritty Grammar, 2001. 2</ref> and to be avoided in formal writing, and this would apply equally to the comparative form. Merriam-Webster, however, gives fun as an adjective without comment, and states that funner and funnest are �sometimes� used<ref>3</ref>. Because of the remaining stigma, more fun may be preferred in formal writing.
Quotations
1979, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Wyoming, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency
1992, Ana Malinow Rajkovic, Manual for (Relatively) Painless Medical Spanish 4
2000, Julia Bourland, The Go-Girl Guide 5
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