To be annoyed by the word ‘cleverer’?

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Is it even a word?

Absolutely not

It's an American abomination.

Yes it’s a word. Not more clever surely? That’s horrible.

Annoyed?
Language evolves. It’s sufficiently clear so that everyone knows what is meant. I can’t get worked up about it.

It's an American abomination.

How do you know the etymology of "cleverer" is American?

It must be a very old American abomination. I'm 50 and my grandparents said it.

I've always assumed it's a word

Clever cleverer cleverest

Perfectly normal, actual, words. In actual dictionaries, proper ones. Not seeing your problem here.

Is this a dig about my thread? If so you should have just commented on it. Bit low to start a new thread.

en.oxforddictionaries.com/spelling/forming-comparative-and-superlative-adjectives

Oxford Dictionary doesn't list 'cleverer' if you type it in the search bar it defaults to 'clever'

en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/clever

english.stackexchange.com/questions/145683/conundrum-cleverer-or-more-clever-simpler-or-more-simple-etc

It’s a word. In the sense that’s it’s in the dictionary. But it does sound clunky.

Yes, it’s a word, and not a new one.

NewYear that’s just how the OED works. Search for nicer and it defaults to nice, search for brighter and it gives you the definition for bright etc. etc.

Cleverer is a word and it’s fine. What is not fine is people saying ‘He’s more cleverer than her’. Now that gives me the rage!

Also ‘I couldn’t be more prouder’ No of course you fucking couldn’t be!
It’s possible that you couldn’t be prouder or that you couldn’t be more proud but you can not be ‘more bastarding prouder’! Rant over

Georgie - no idea what you’re on about. I heard Tony Bellew say it to David Haye on Sky and it irritated me. That’s all.