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[worksmart]

Please tell me if the comparative of "Fun" is "more fun" or "funner",
I have heard both in American movies. ("Funner" from "Legally BLond")

Thanks!

[redset]

Here's a clue - funner isn't in the dictionary

Legally Blonde is about a girl who doesn't seem very intelligent or academic, so if she (or one of her friends) uses funner instead of more fun it makes her sound uneducated. It can also be an informal way of speaking, sometimes people use 'incorrect' words and phrases as a way of being irreverent and sounding more relaxed. 'He ain't coming!' is another example - ain't is grammatically incorrect, but people will intentionally use it anyway.

[asterix]

You can't have the comparative of a noun.
When you say more fun, most fun, you are involved in the comparison of the adjective, not the noun.