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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Less time and Little time

- I have only a little time left to talk with him.
- You have to help him so that he may finish his tasks in less time.
- I want to complete this assignment in less time, give me some tips to achieve this goal.


Can I use less time and little time interchangeably in any of the above sentences or in any sentences?
  

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Wonder123 Can I use less time and little time interchangeably in any of the above sentences or in any sentences? You can do this: - I have only a little / a short time left to talk with him. - You have to help him so that he can finish his tasks in less time / a short time .

— Mister Micawber

  • Wonder123 Can I use less time and little time interchangeably in any of the above sentences or in any sentences?
  • You can do this: - I have only a little / a short time left to talk with him.
  • - You have to help him so that he can finish his tasks in less time / a short time .
  • - I want to complete this assignment in less time / a short tim e, so please give me some tips to achieve this goal.
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Wonder123Can I use less time and little time interchangeably in any of the above sentences or in any sentences?
You can do this:

- I have only a little / a short time left to talk with him.
- You have to help him so that he can finish his tasks in less time / a short time.
- I want to complete this assig
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Mister MicawberYou can do this:- I have only a little / a short time left to talk with him. - You have to help him so that he can finish his tasks in less time / a short time. - I want to complete this assignment in less time / a short time, so please give me some tips to achieve this goal.
Thanks for your guidance.

Could you please help me understand
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Wonder123Could you please help me understand, why we cannot use "less time" in the sentences like above?
You can in a couple of them, as you can see in what Mr M wrote.

You can't in the first. Can you see why?
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fivejedjonYou can in a couple of them, as you can see in what Mr M wrote.
Ok thanks
fivejedjonYou can't in the first. Can you see why?
Why?

Can we use little time in 2nd and 3rd?
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