
how to form the comparative of color-adjectives
Sep 8, 2010 · Bluer and redder are normal words for me. I would use them to refer to a purer or more intense version of the color. For darker or lighter comparisons, I would use those terms -- …
bluer than velvet was the night | WordReference Forums
Apr 4, 2024 · Hi, I heard a couple of sentences with than in the lyrics of a song called Blue Velvet. Here are they: She wore blue velvet Bluer than velvet was the night Softer than satin was the …
bluer/more justified for being blue | WordReference Forums
May 27, 2011 · If they say the sky will be bluer, I think it was blue before, but the blue will be increased, and the same for clearer and greener. That is what the comparative [- er form] …
Explanation of a sentence: Which is bluer? - WordReference Forums
Jul 19, 2019 · I'm reading an art tutorial book and the following sentence puzzles me: "Holes between branches through which sky appears may be surrounded by more vivid blue than that …
comparative degree of color - WordReference Forums
Sep 8, 2007 · There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision. When do you use comparative degree of color? …
do you compare colors? - WordReference Forums
Nov 8, 2007 · I have heard the comparison that something is "more" red or "more" blue, etc... especially when talking about hybrid colors (distinguishing between teal, aqua, blue-green, …
Redder,Bluer... | WordReference Forums
Jun 19, 2007 · Se dice lighter blue, darker yellow etc. bluer, bluest blacker, blackest redder, reddest pinker, pinkest whiter, whitest all sound fine. Yellow is the problem. I tend to say more …
jacque le bluer - WordReference Forums
Jan 29, 2005 · a movie saying usually said in a suprised state "Jacque le bleur!" spelling i am sure is incorrect but I have heard it may times does anyone know the correct spelling and english …
Yellow, yellower, yellowest? | WordReference Forums
Nov 24, 2008 · Yellow yellowish -a bit yellow yellower - comparative = more yellow yellowest - superlative = most yellow This is a standard form. Presumably a banana would progress to: …
Why do languages sound different? | WordReference Forums
Apr 19, 2022 · Then if we imagine a surface for a dialect, Jamin may want an 'extant theory' that assigns a different name, if they are slightly bluer and 'harsher' in the colder regions.