Imagine you are organizing a lunch and want to ask someone (your friend or sister, etc.) to come over and help you prepare the meal. Which one of the following words works properly in the self-made sentence below? For me they both work correctly:
- Can you come over a bit early to help me with lunch?
- Can you come over a bit earlier to help me with lunch?
Best Answer
Early means 'before a specified or expected time'.
earlier also means 'before a specified or expected time' and the specified or expected time can itself be an early time, in which case "earlier" means "more early". The reference time changes.