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Garner's[edit]

According to Garner's fourth edition,

It was once possible to write interestinger and honestest, but no longer. if a word ordinarily takes either the -er or the -est suffix—and that formation sounds more natural— it’s poor style to use the two-word form with more or most.

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:17, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply