TV changes how you use language. When to use (and not use) 'more' and 'most'

930. How YOU doin? Today we’re going to MacGyver up some fun memories and tips. And then we'll look at the rules about using "more" and "most" or "-er" and "-est." It'll be a yowlie howlie good time!

| Transcript: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/tv-language/transcript

| The "TV language" segment was written by Susan K. Herman, a retired U.S. Government multidisciplined language analyst, analytic editor, and language instructor.

| The "more or most" segment was written by Bonnie Mills who has been a copy editor since 1996.

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