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You’re not getting enough sleep.              Yes, I think I’m working too hard. I think you go to bed too late. These are two very common and very useful words. Let’s start with enough. Oh good. You got some bottled water. Is it enough? Yes, plenty. Good. We use ‘enough’ to say we have as much or as many as we need or want, so a sufficient quantity. Oh, I’m almost out of gas. Do you have enough to get to a petrol station? A petrol station? A gas station. If we don’t have enough, we don’t have the amount we need. Do you want to come for lunch? I can’t. I don’t have enough time. Ah, too busy, eh? Yeah. So  enough  means having the necessary amount of something. Now, what about  too ? Spaghetti. Oh, that’s too much. Let’s have some chocolates. Ooo yes. But not too many. You can never have too many chocolates. We use ‘too’ to say more than sufficient, more than necessary, or more than is good. This bag’s too big for carry on. Well, yes.

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS Many adverbs can have three different forms, the  positive , the  comparative , and the  superlative : Positive Comparative Superlative loudly more loudly most loudly fast faster fastest well better best The  comparative  form is used for comparing two actions or states: She ate her lunch  more quickly  than Joe (did). Can’t we go any  faster ? The company performed  better  this year (than last year). I made my cough sound  worse  than it actually was. The  superlative  is used for comparing one action or state with all the others in the same category: The first stage of a divorce passes the  most quickly . We need people who are determined, not just those who can run the  fastest. He’s playing the kind of role that suits him  best . Worst  of all, we didn’t have the rights to our own films. Note that it’s not possible to have comparatives or superlatives of certain adverbs, especially those of time (e.g.