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Is it common to say "the more is true"?

English Language Learners Asked by PutBere on October 1, 2021

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S09E03 The One With the Pediatrician, Ross says "You can’t go. I mean, you’re the glue that holds the group together." about Monica.

The more I think about it, the more is true

I guess I understand the meaning, that is, the poster strongly agrees with what Ross says.

However, Ngram Viewer shows no writer says it that way

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Is it missing something grammatically?

One Answer

The sentence looks like a typo. The writer probably meant "the more it's true," which is to say "it becomes more true when I think about it more."

Furthermore, they probably actually meant something like "the more it seems true," or "the more I realize it's true," as thinking about something doesn't generally change its truth value. This kind of elision is common in informal speech, but still wrong.

Answered by the-baby-is-you on October 1, 2021

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