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It directs to ‘marly’ but no -ier/-iest forms.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:13 pm I've marked MARLIER^ as no good (someone please verify in premium), although I believe it should be brought in. Reggae is the marliest music genre, marlier than any other.
Unless Premium has them, I'm kind of surprised that Susie came forward with it given how much they harp on the rule that only monosyllabic adjectives get -er/-est by defaultPhilip A wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:58 pmIt directs to ‘marly’ but no -ier/-iest forms.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:13 pm I've marked MARLIER^ as no good (someone please verify in premium), although I believe it should be brought in. Reggae is the marliest music genre, marlier than any other.
I have noticed in recent series that Susie sometimes suggests words that are invalid (wilcos x, cheerios x, paralyze x, ozones x and now marlier x) without checking the dictionary in the same way as she would when a contestant offers the word.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:16 pmUnless Premium has them, I'm kind of surprised that Susie came forward with it given how much they harp on the rule that only monosyllabic adjectives get -er/-est by defaultPhilip A wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:58 pmIt directs to ‘marly’ but no -ier/-iest forms.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:13 pm I've marked MARLIER^ as no good (someone please verify in premium), although I believe it should be brought in. Reggae is the marliest music genre, marlier than any other.