Agiler?

No, you did not make it up, Anya. That is the rule, except for some very ordinary words like "common" which grammarians still say can be commoner in the comparative and commonest in the superlative.

I never use these forms myself, and have suggested to all my students that they should not do so either, as most examiners, bosses etc. probably don't know that modern English grammar books still include them.

You are right too about adjectives ending on -y, which deals nicely with livelier, tidier, etc.

I play Words With Friends on line and am often surprised both by words that ARE allowed, as well as those that aren't!

I concede defeat!

Good point trisher

Soory Anya missed that, but we also have quiet, quieter and quietest

Why do different word games allow or disallow certain words. No two games have the same rules.

Indeed trisher I explained that words ending in 'y'' were the exception to the rule.

differenter?

'differently'

If you read Anya's post properly, trisher, you'll see that words ending in 'y' are treated differntly.

The one syllable thing is a complete fallacy - what about lively, livelier liveliest ?

Untidy, untidier, untidiest? Must be loads more.

Actually, that sentence sounds better if you say 'more agiler'...

ps - every day in every way I am going to become agiler

I don't think it is right, but it is going to be my new buzz word

Not sure Lucky but it just doesn't sound right does it, agiler?

You and me both!

sorry, I could mean more agile

Whatever, I want to be it.

I want to be agiler so it must be correct

How do you get into that hilda? It is telling me I can only do it on my smartphone.

I play Classic Words free against the computer. It has a dictionary option. You can choose fromm a selection, I chose the English/USA option so I can spell words either way eg color, colour. Have a look I your game settings and see if you have a dictionary selection .

And they let me have obit, but not obits -???

I have conceded agiler - but won the game anyway!!

That was the missing whatsit!

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