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Less vs. Lesser
Less
/les/Examples:
'In a greater or lesser degree,' murmured Poirot.And he was off to see Strobik none the less.'But many poor people have less,' she said.
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Lesser
/ˈlesə/Examples:
Opt for the lesser known routes to avoid crowds.He accepted the lesser of two evils in the situation.Lesser demands do not require immediate attention.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Less generally refers to quantity that is not countable, while lesser refers to something smaller in degree or amount, often used comparatively.
- Remember that less is often used with singular mass nouns: less money, less water.
- Lesser is often used to describe something of lower importance or smaller size: lesser evil, lesser extent.
- Think of less as a general reduction and lesser as a specific comparison.
- If you are comparing two things directly, lesser indicates a smaller extent or degree of an attribute.
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