Punctuation is optional. Contractions are recognized. Times normalize to “8:00 pm”.
| 1 syllable: bright → brighter |
| -y → -ier: busy → busier |
| 2+ syllables: more reliable, more patient |
| Spelling: CVC doubles: hot → hotter, slim → slimmer |
Use than for direct comparison: “This route is faster than the highway.”
| 1 syllable: calm → the calmest |
| -y → -iest: noisy → the noisiest |
| 2+ syllables: the most efficient, the most complicated |
| Irregular: good → the best, far → the farthest / the furthest |
Typical patterns: “the best of the three”; “the coldest day of the year”; “the safest city in Europe”.