# My Newest Crusade: 'Funner' and 'Funnest' should be a-ok **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127 "2003-08-05T15:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/1 "2003-08-05T15:08:40Z")
I think that the non-words ‘Funner’ and ‘Funnest’ should be made officially a-ok by Them and They. I don’t think it should ever be wrong, especially for little kids to say “That was the most funnest ride I ever went on!” or “I don’t think baseball is more funner than football.” It is fun to say and hear the word ‘Funner’ and I think that is all that matters. In my mind ‘more fun’ just doesn’t have the same punch as ‘more funner’. ‘More funer’ is more exuberanter. And how musth more enthusiasms is declaring something to be the ‘more funnest’ as opposed to ‘most fun’? See my point? We need these words! I demand these words! Who is with me on this one? Now my organization just neeeds a good title that forms a nice acronym ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/2 "2003-08-05T18:07:01Z")
I know what you mean. Everything is more funner when I’m with my bestest friend, you know? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/3 "2003-08-05T18:08:55Z")
I always thought that the past tense of “snow” should be “snew”. Like grow – grew, throw – threw, blow – blew “Get your skis! It’s snew last night!” ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/4 "2003-08-05T21:00:41Z")
I agree. However, the problem that formalists have is not that you’re using _funner_ instead of _more fun_. The problem is that you’re using _fun_ as an adjective at all. To wit: _Today was a fun day, but tomorrow I expect an even funner day._ is no worse than _Today was a fun day, but tomorrow I expect an even more fun day._ You’ve dropped into the realm of informality by using _a fun day_ in the first place. As soon as this usage become accepted, _funner_ and _funnest_ should soon follow. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/5 "2003-08-05T21:04:36Z")
Sounds good to me! You have my persmission 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/6 "2003-08-05T22:00:27Z")
This thread hurts my ears. ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newest-crusade-funner-and-funnest-should-be-a-ok/193127/7 "2003-08-05T23:10:37Z")
No funning way.