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Which sentence is correct?

"I had more customers than usual." "I had more customers than usually."

"More than usual" sounds pretty common, but "more than usually" seems more correct when I think about it. There seem to be more adverb adjective conflicts like this, for example "drive safe" vs. "drive safely", which was explained here: Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?. Is the rule the same in case of "more than usual"?

Which sentence is correct?

"I had more customers than usual." "I had more customers than usually."

"More than usual" sounds pretty common, but "more than usually" seems more correct when I think about it. There seem to be more adverb adjective conflicts like this, for example "drive safe" vs. "drive safely", which was explained here: Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?. Is the rule the same in case of "more than usual"?

Which sentence is correct?

"I had more customers than usual." "I had more customers than usually."

"More than usual" sounds pretty common, but "more than usually" seems more correct when I think about it. There seem to be more adverb adjective conflicts like this, for example "drive safe" vs. "drive safely", which was explained here: Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?. Is the rule the same in case of "more than usual"?

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"more than usual" vs. "more than usually"

Which sentence is correct?

"I had more customers than usual." "I had more customers than usually."

"More than usual" sounds pretty common, but "more than usually" seems more correct when I think about it. There seem to be more adverb adjective conflicts like this, for example "drive safe" vs. "drive safely", which was explained here: Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?. Is the rule the same in case of "more than usual"?