Author Topic: Grammer help (Read 4127 times)

RawdogDX · « **on:** May 04, 2010, 05:40:25 PM »

a client of mine is telling me that it is incorrect to use the phrase 'more accurately.' As in: the advanced search allows a user to more accurately search for items.

Is that true? I can't find anything that corroborates his assertion. Is he correct? Are you supposed to spell out 'with more accuracy'?

reinko · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2010, 05:45:19 PM »

Techincally, I believe your client is correct.

Also, it is spelled grammar.

Skatastrophy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2010, 06:31:45 PM »

I can find no evidence that "more accurate" is grammatically incorrect. I would ask him to provide proof or else you'll never give him insider MU bball tips again.

I'd look at this in two ways:
1. Effective communication is always more important than 100% by-the-book grammar. Language wasn't set in stone 1500 years ago, it's a constant work in progress.

2. He's your client. Just agree with whatever stupid crap he says and take his money. It's the way of the consultant

Ari Gold · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2010, 07:02:12 PM »

irregardless, for all intensive purposes more accurately is a accurate but you could of used a different phrase

muballer10 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2010, 07:39:55 PM »

that was genuinely tough to read

reinko · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2010, 07:53:41 PM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on May 04, 2010, 07:02:12 PM

irregardless, for all intensive purposes more accurately is a accurate but you could of used a different phrase

Superbar POTD nominee

MerrittsMustache · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2010, 08:26:53 PM »

I believe the word you're looking for is accuratelier.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2010, 08:50:10 PM »

Just use "more better."

augoman · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2010, 09:26:28 PM »

Quote from: 4everwarriors on May 04, 2010, 08:50:10 PM

Just use "more better."

It's "more better, aina".

NavinRJohnson · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2010, 09:28:23 PM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on May 04, 2010, 07:02:12 PM

irregardless, for all intensive purposes more accurately is a accurate but you could of used a different phrase

Trying to use a whole nother phrase would be a tough road to hoe.

ZiggysFryBoy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2010, 09:47:05 PM »

Rawdog, I thought you just grunted and laughed a lot. now you're debating grammar, I'm impressed.

mu_hilltopper · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2010, 08:35:32 AM »

Rawdog .. your client is full of it. The phrase "more accurately" is fine and is used with great frequency.

wildbillsb · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2010, 09:28:40 AM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on May 04, 2010, 07:02:12 PM

irregardless, for all intensive purposes more accurately is a accurate but you could of used a different phrase

+10

mosarsour · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2010, 10:25:19 AM »

Quote from: NavinRJohnson on May 04, 2010, 09:28:23 PM

Trying to use a whole nother phrase would be a tough road to hoe.

This cracked me up! I've always hate when people say that!

RawdogDX · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2010, 12:54:14 PM »

Quote from: Skatastrophy on May 04, 2010, 06:31:45 PM

2. He's your client. Just agree with whatever stupid crap he says and take his money. It's the way of the consultant

Normally I'd 100% agree but he's trying to get me to make changes in a generic help file used by all our clients.

He also told me that you should never start sentences with 'In other words'. Which i'm 100% sure is bs.

Skatastrophy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2010, 09:57:00 AM »

Quote from: RawdogDX on May 05, 2010, 12:54:14 PM

Normally I'd 100% agree but he's trying to get me to make changes in a generic help file used by all our clients.

He also told me that you should never start sentences with 'In other words'. Which i'm 100% sure is bs.

If you're not too worried about offending him then I'd ask him for a source to back up his claim because I couldn't find any.

Or you could change "more accurately" to "to be more precise" and "in other words" to "another way to choke the llama."

Ari Gold · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2010, 12:20:45 PM »

Quote from: Skatastrophy on May 06, 2010, 09:57:00 AM

If you're not too worried about offending him then I'd ask him for a source to back up his claim because I couldn't find any.

Or you could change "more accurately" to "to be more precise" and "in other words" to "another way to choke the llama."

haha! I've come up with about 2 dozen of those
Another way to...
slap the ham
jerk the gerkin
etc

dwaderoy2004 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2010, 12:48:47 PM »

Quote from: RawdogDX on May 05, 2010, 12:54:14 PM

Normally I'd 100% agree but he's trying to get me to make changes in a generic help file used by all our clients.

He also told me that you should never start sentences with 'In other words'. Which i'm 100% sure is bs.

These sounds like pet peeves and not actually grammar issues.

77fan88warrior · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2010, 10:12:08 PM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on May 04, 2010, 07:02:12 PM

irregardless, for all intensive purposes more accurately is a accurate but you could of used a different phrase

I'm still trying to figure out why this post isn't in teal?

77ncaachamps · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2010, 06:50:48 PM »

I believe more accurately is a fine term to use as it compares one search to another (use of "more").

However, English teachers will fret at your sentence: the advanced search allows a user to more accurately search for items.

Though done often in spoken English (see Star Trek's "To boldly go"), the placement of "more accurately" breaks the infinitive "to search" and is grammatically incorrect.

Preferred use: The advanced search allows a user to search for items more accurately.

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Author Topic: Grammer help (Read 4127 times)