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To: mc who wrote (861)1/29/1998 12:29:00 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
Lots of times you run a fever with a cold; then what do you do???

I was taught that the general rule for comparatives and superlatives is that -er and est are added to smaller words, and more and most are used with adverbs and longer adjectives. I guess some people just get excited and use both in an excess of grammatical enthusiasm.