Funner vs Runner - What's the difference?
funner | runner |
(humorous, nonstandard) (fun)
* 1979, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Wyoming, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency
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Agent noun of run; somebody who runs:
# Somebody who moves at a fast pace.
# Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
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(slang) A quick escape away from a scene.
A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.
A part of an apparatus that moves quickly
A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
(baseball) A player who runs the bases.
(Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
(slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
(botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
(climbing) A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
(poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
A leaping food fish () of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
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As an adjective funner
is (humorous|nonstandard) (fun).As a noun runner is
agent noun of run; somebody who runs:.funner
English
Adjective
(head)- "I wish I would have played basketball when I was out. It's a lot more funner ."
- Sounds like a great vacation, doesn’t it? It would be much funner , undoubtedly, to spend four weeks learning intensive Spanish in Guadalajara... but what do you expect for this price?
- Every wardrobe needs an all-purpose cocktail dress, but these are often funner if you can find a retro party dress in flawless shape at a vintage clothing store.
Usage notes
While funner'' is a regular comparative of the adjective ''fun'', the comparative ''more fun'' is much more common. The use of ''fun'' as an adjective is itself still often seen as informal''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', 4th edition, 2000. (web version)or casualEdith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson, ''More Nitty-Gritty Grammar,'' 2001. [http://www.bartleby.com/61/11/F0361100.html] and to be avoided in formal writing, and this would apply equally to the comparative form. Merriam-Webster gives ''fun'' as an adjective without comment, and states that ''funner'' and ''funnestare "sometimes" used[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=fun&x=0&y=0.
References
runner
English
Noun
(en noun)- The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
- at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.
- He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
- After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.
- The red runner makes the table so festive.
- How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.
- The runner was out at second.
- This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners . Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.
