{"id":10331,"date":"2021-01-12T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T22:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=10331"},"modified":"2024-09-16T15:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:03:02","slug":"more-so-vs-moreso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/more-so-vs-moreso\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;More so&#8221; VS. &#8220;more so&#8221;: The Definitive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which is a better choice, &ldquo;more so&rdquo; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-or\/\"><b>or<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &ldquo;moreso&rdquo;? Is the latter variant incorrect?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some reason, humans break the &ldquo;rules&rdquo; to achieve some sense of language convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has been the case with &ldquo;moreso,&rdquo; the non-standard variant of &ldquo;more so&rdquo; which is used to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search#growMeShortenerToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWFkZXJJZCI6IiIsImV4cCI6MTYxMDQ3MjEwMywiaWF0IjoxNjEwNDcxOTIzLCJpc3MiOiJGYXN0bHkoVVJMU2hvcnRlbmVyKSJ9.z6j7XvUli2mQI1DI0PEQXN7YepVM3d6XpH0d1fmUfOA\"><b>either<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> intensify or recall ideas in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, without much more to say, let&rsquo;s get started!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Which is correct, &ldquo;more so&rdquo; or &ldquo;moreso&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>To date, the two-word version remains widely-recognized as the standard and preferred version by native English-speaking countries and language authorities. Meanwhile, &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; is chiefly acknowledged online as a non-standard variant, which is likely used because it does not prompt pressing obscurity. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a nutshell, we can say that it be would wiser to use &ldquo;more so&rdquo; if we do not want to attract any form of unintentional misjudgment from English grammar purists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The differences between &ldquo;more so&rdquo; and &ldquo;more so&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;More so&rdquo; or &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; is an anaphoric device <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/that-that\/\"><b>that<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enables the writer to create non-redundant sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In stylistics, an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/anaphora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>anaphora<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a strategic figure of speech used to rhetorically repeat word sequences, or simply to create emphasis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emphasizing ideas in writing is crucial in transferring the implication of the message across the audience, particularly in the absence of verbal articulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.ph\/books?id=XVNs011D3uoC&amp;pg=PA26&amp;dq=%22moreso%22&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj60_WRgZTuAhXNMN4KHWjoD5EQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%22moreso%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>In Defence of Plain English<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Victoria Branden mentions that the perfunctory teaching practices and the half-heard nature of the standard phrase gave birth to the single-word variant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another source, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grammarist.com\/usage\/moreso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Grammarist<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, explains that &ldquo;more so&rdquo; is used to imply the meaning &ldquo;to a higher degree&rdquo; wherein &ldquo;so&rdquo; anaphorically recalls an earlier adverb or adjective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/%28all%29%20the%20more%20so\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Merriam-Webster<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather lists the more complete version of the phrase as an idiomatic expression as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(all) the more so<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us look at some examples as to how each can be used in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10334\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg\" alt=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-pin-description=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" data-pin-title=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10334 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-pin-description=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" data-pin-title=\"English Grammar: More so vs. moreso\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MORE-SO-VS.-MORESO-Difference-512x768.jpg 512w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Examples of &ldquo;more so&rdquo; in a sentence<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reiterate an earlier point, &ldquo;more so&rdquo; is generally used to express the idea of having a higher extent or degree <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-and\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>and<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to recall a previously-mentioned word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an anaphoric tool, its job is mainly to avoid using adverbs or adjectives redundantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many think that Keila is hilarious, but I believe her older brother is more so.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentence <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/as-above-so-below-meaning\/\"><b>above<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> subjectively compares the two people in the sentence, Keila and her brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>Although<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a lot of people recognize the idea that Keila is funny, the second clause implies that her brother is more of a comedic genius, when compared to Keila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As stated in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(all) the more so <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an idiomatic expression, which should be the more complete version of &ldquo;more so.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To give an example of the idiomatic meaning of the unellipted version, let us also look at the next <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-e-g\/\"><b>example<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is such a resilient lady, all the more so because she&rsquo;s been single-handedly raising her three kids after her husband died in the collision they were both in.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of intensifying and justifying the implication of the first clause remains true in the above scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, to present the least ambiguous usage of &ldquo;more so,&rdquo; let me end this section with its simplest and least baffling function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dad: You&rsquo;ve been asking for money quite frequently, John, and I&rsquo;m already worried about you. However, I&rsquo;ll give you some more (money) so you won&rsquo;t be bothering others. And, please consider this as your last.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the example above, &ldquo;more&rdquo; acts as a determiner to an omissible noun followed by the conjunctive use of &ldquo;so&rdquo; that connects a dependent clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of usage is the least controversial one and should less likely attract any form of grammatical criticisms, at least in colloquial English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Examples of &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; in a sentence<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To present the concrete application of the expression, this section lists a couple of examples as to how authors use &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; in their written work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grammarist blog further states that the one-word variation is acceptable in the absence of an antecedent, a previously-referred expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&rsquo;s an example <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-use-in-which-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>in which<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the claim is supported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;In a world which is appreciated in nature moreso than spirit, the greatest covenant is that when people entangle in attraction.&rdquo;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.ph\/books?id=MPygDAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA50&amp;dq=%22moreso%22&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiwmISz6ZXuAhWEd94KHUizBMMQ6AEwBHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%22moreso%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Simple to Complex<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next example uses the similar function <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-use-of-which-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>of<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the idiomatic meaning acknowledged <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/before-vs-by-dates\/\"><b>by<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Merriam-Webster dictionary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Its inherent characteristics make watersports especially risky, moreso where untrained individuals are tempted to &lsquo;take the water&rsquo;.&rdquo;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.ph\/books?id=ycJvjnsXAWsC&amp;pg=PA215&amp;dq=%22moreso%22&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj76_OSg5TuAhWlLqYKHZVtD_cQ6AEwAnoECAMQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%22moreso%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Managing Leisure<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; introduces a parenthetical statement, which does not essentially adhere to strict syntactic rules but is rather used for rhetoric reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the two examples, we can observe that the use of the one-word variant is more likely propelled by stylistic rather than syntactic reasons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is, writers would lean more toward using &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; to achieve a particular emphatic effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whereas, the standardized version is likely used when the intention is to adhere to syntactical rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; grammatically incorrect?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the point wherein most English language authorities do not recognize &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; as an official word, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-then\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>then<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is much safer to avoid it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it is also wise to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/bare-in-mind-vs-bear-in-mind\/\"><b>bear in mind<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that sooner or later, it could either be included or excluded from our linguistic repertoire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This implies that more English language users would tend to think of its usage as &ldquo;ungrammatical&rdquo; even if it appears in some written accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same is true with the term <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/agreeance\/\"><b><i>agreeance<\/i><\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is the obsolete and non-standard form of &ldquo;agreement.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-in-fact\/\"><b>In fact<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, people would also cringe if this word is used in everyday speech, and in worse cases, consider the usage as pretentious or a byproduct of language deterioration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Google Ngram viewer has recorded the highest frequency of the usage of &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; in 1989, but the number has been dropping by far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/in-contrast-to-meaning-usage\/\"><b>In contrast<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the usage of &ldquo;more so&rdquo; has been steadily increasing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>since<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the beginning of the 1990s, which implies that more language users prefer this over the other variant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One more important idea to note, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-though\/\"><b>though<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the unnecessary or superfluous use of &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; in writing, which, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-obviously\/\"><b>obviously<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enough, should be avoided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The superfluous &ldquo;moreso&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By this point, it should already be clear that stylistic reasons drive the use of &ldquo;moreso,&rdquo; while syntactical adherence guides the use of the standard form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-however\/\"><b>However<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is also vital that we know when &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; becomes inessential and should be reworded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-instead\/\"><b>instead<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next examples are quoted from the book In Defiance of Plain English: The Decline and Fall of Literacy in Canada by Victoria Branden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Newfoundlanders need the money much moreso than Ontario workers.&rdquo;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The ranges [of examination results] here are much concentrated moreso.&rdquo;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.ph\/books?id=XVNs011D3uoC&amp;pg=PA26&amp;dq=%22moreso%22&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj60_WRgZTuAhXNMN4KHWjoD5EQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%22moreso%22&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>In Defiance of Plain English<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first example, &ldquo;much more than&rdquo; should have been the grammatically-correct choice as the sentence only necessitates adverbial comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-meanwhile\/\"><b>Meanwhile<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the second example should have been stated either as &ldquo;much more concentrated,&rdquo; or simply &ldquo;more concentrated&rdquo; to make it less ambiguous and superfluous nonetheless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Deciding between &ldquo;more so&rdquo; and &ldquo;moreso&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nutshell, a writer could make a wiser choice by using the standard form &ldquo;more so&rdquo; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/but-rather-in-a-sentence\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>rather<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; in modern times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-in-particular\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>In particular<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this is because of the latter being unfavored by the general public, which may eventually become obsolete based on the decline of its use in the last three decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/also-beginning-sentence\/\"><b>Also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another notable reason is that the advent of technology has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-provided\/\"><b>provided<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> free online grammar-checker tools prompting the prohibition of using &ldquo;moreso.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, therefore, implies that if people become even more dependent on automation devices in the near future, then &ldquo;moreso&rdquo; will become obsolete sooner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-no-matter\/\"><b>No matter<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> what, language is a living organism that thrives with civilization, hence the birth and death of words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is simply what happened to the expressions discussed in this post, particularly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-with\/\"><b>with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the non-standard variant &ldquo;moreso.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to end this article by saying that the arbitrariness of language would always allow users to resourcefully use it as a convenient communication tool.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is a better choice, &ldquo;more so&rdquo; or &ldquo;moreso&rdquo;? Is the latter variant incorrect? For some reason, humans break the &ldquo;rules&rdquo; to achieve some sense of language convenience. This has been the case with &ldquo;moreso,&rdquo; the non-standard variant of &ldquo;more so&rdquo; which is used to either intensify or recall ideas in sentences. 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