a. We can use comparative adverbs to show change or to make comparisons. (e.g. I forget things more often nowadays.)
1. often use 'than' with comparative adverbs (e.g. I forget things more often than I used to.)
2. We use these words and phrases as intensifiers with these patterns: much, far, a lot, quite a lot, a great deal, a good deal, a good bit, a fair bit (e.g. I forget things much more often nowadays.)
3. We use these words and phrases as mitigators: a bit, just a bit, a little, a little bit, just a little bit, slightly (e.g. She began to speak a bit more quickly.)
b. We can use superlative adverbs to make comparisons. (e.g. His ankles hurt badly, but his knees hurt worst. It rains most often at the beginning of the year.)
1. When we intensify a superlative adverb we often use the in front of the adverb, and we use these words and phrases as intensifiers: easily, much, far, by far
Idiom 365
Third Time's a Charm: the third time something is attempted is more likely to succeed than the previous two attempts.
Example: One is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try. Third time's a charm or third time luck.