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I left the following in the article, but I'll be doggoned if I understand it:

Adverbs which are identical in form to their adjectives are compared the synthetic way. Most others, though forms like wiselier are poetic, are formed analytically with more or most. And all adverbs take as...as or less, least for the diminishing comparatives.

Something to do with comparative and superlative, but I can't follow it. Could be improved by someone who can follow it. Ortolan88

I think synthetic="more + adv", and analytic="adv+er". Stephen C. Carlson

Sounds reasonable. Wanna rewrite the para? Someone else as dumb as me might read it and be confused. And, if you do, get wiselier outta there. What's that as...as about? Ortolan88

"As large as", etc. Patrick 11:13 Feb 9, 2003 (UTC)

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	Sounds reasonable. Wanna rewrite the para? Someone else as dumb as me might read it and be confused. And, if you do, get ''wiselier'' outta there. What's that ''as...as'' about? [[User:Ortolan88\|Ortolan88]]		Sounds reasonable. Wanna rewrite the para? Someone else as dumb as me might read it and be confused. And, if you do, get ''wiselier'' outta there. What's that ''as...as'' about? [[User:Ortolan88\|Ortolan88]]

			:"As large as", etc. [[User:Patrick\|Patrick]] 11:13 Feb 9, 2003 (UTC)