Funnest vs the most fun
This week in the Members Academy, we practised this recent Part 2 question:
Tell us about an art or craft activity (e.g. from wood or a painting) that you did at school. You should say
- what you made
- how you made it
- what it looked like
and explain how you felt about the activity.
One of the members said:
"It was the funnest activity I've ever done".
Is this correct?
As you can see (screenshot below), my spellchecker thinks I made a mistake, but is ‘funnest’ wrong?
First of all, remember the difference in meaning:
‘Funny’ = it makes you laugh (funnier, funniest)
‘Fun’ = it’s enjoyable (more fun, the most fun)
Lots of people think ‘funner’ and ‘the funnest’ are grammatically wrong, though they are perfectly acceptable versions.
To be safe though, I would stick to the more common options of ‘more fun’ and ‘the most fun’.
You can also use the uncountable noun form:
‘We had such fun’
‘We had so much fun’.
