Thread: The comparative of FREE

I wonder how to use "free" in comparative.
For instance, "The word order in Russian is freeer than in English". Three E's?

Originally Posted by Боб Уайтман

I wonder how to use "free" in comparative.
For instance, "The word order in Russian is freeer than in English". Three E's?

I would say "...more flexible than..."
http://masterrussian.net/mforum/viewtopic.php?t=8314
"...Don’t ‘pidginise’ by trying to express your own native ideas in foreign clothing..."

Certainly, your translation can work in that case.

But my question is: "Can the English adjective FREE be used in comparative? If yes, how is it spelled?"

While it does seem a little awkward in English, the comparative of Free is just Freer. An example "He is freer now than he has ever been".

tdk

Originally Posted by tdk2fe

While it does seem a little awkward in English, the comparative of Free is just Freer. An example "He is freer now than he has ever been".

tdk

Thank you! But how do you pronounce Freer? As "Free+er" or as eer in Beer?

Free+er

Thanx to everyone!

You can also say "more free."

As "Free+er" or as eer in Beer?

Does anyone see any difference in pronunciation? Personally I can't

Vadim:

Beer..... well, I'm sure you can pronounce that

Freer: sounds more like "free-uhr"


There's also a difference in the pronunciation of the "ee" in both words:
in "freer", the "ee" keeps the same sound as it has in the initial "free", so you get two distinct, different sounds in "freer". You don't in "beer".




BY

Some time ago there was a popular song called "Freed from Desire". Listen to the lyrics.

The -uhr sound at the end that you get in "freer" is cut off in "beer."

beer is one syllable. ср. вей!
freer is two - free-er. ср. веер.

Yeah, but "beer" has a second syllable (-uhr) that gets cut off.

Basically, Freer should be spely Freeer but you can't have 3 Es in a row, so it is Freer, but it still is pronounced as if it were the word Free + the er suffix. So yes, two sylables.

I'm bored, so I made a recording. Hopefully now you'll be able to tell the difference.

Thanks everyone! Now I see the difference clearly.