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[nq:1]is it possible to say "a less known london"? I mean putting an article before the name of a city? thanks.[/nq]
Yes, because you're postulating at least two different Londons: a better known London and a less(er) known London.

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[nq:1]is it possible to say "a less known london"? I mean putting an article before the name of a city?[/nq]
I don't see why not. "He showed her a totally different London from the one she had seen on holiday" would mean that he was familiar with different (and probably less touristy) areas of the city. -- Molly Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't

[nq:1]is it possible to say "a less known london"? I mean putting an article before the name of a city? thanks. Quite possible, but more usually: lesser known. m.[/nq]

[nq:2]is it possible to say "a less known london"? I mean putting an article before the name of a city? thanks.[/nq]
[nq:1]Quite possible, but more usually: lesser known.[/nq]
Really - I would have thought "a less well-known".

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

[nq:2] Quite possible, but more usually: lesser known.[/nq]
[nq:1]Really - I would have thought "a less well-known". Certainly, if you introduce the 'well'; but it is not what ... known' construction would be used in different circles, with 'less well-known' being more common (not in a pejorative sense). m.[/nq]

[nq:2] Really - I would have thought "a less well-known".[/nq]
[nq:1]Certainly, if you introduce the 'well'; but it is not what the OP asked. Either would be acceptable, but I suspect that the 'lesser known' construction would be used in different circles, with 'less well-known' being more common (not in a pejorative sense).[/nq]
I've just done a Google search, with surprising (for me) re

A certain Einde O'Callaghan, of uk.culture.language.english, writes:
[nq:2] Certainly, if you introduce the 'well'; but it is ... 'less well-known' being more common (not in a pejorative sense).[/nq]
[nq:1]I've just done a Google search, with surprising (for me) results: less known - 65,900 hits lesser known - 378,000 ... check any of them so I can't say what the register or spread of the

[nq:1]is it possible to say "a less known london"? I mean putting an article before the name of a city?[/nq]
Yes (ignoring the issue already covered by others of whether "a less known" is the best way of putting this). You could also say things like "a different London". Someone who is supporting measures to reduce car use in London might talk of "a less polluted London". Someone who is propo