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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Less time vs little time

Which one is correct?

I have little time.
I have less time.

Thank you for your reply.
  

Top answer

"I have little time" is correct. It's equivalent to "I don't have much time". "I have less time" is not a complete sentence.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • "I have little time" is correct.
  • It's equivalent to "I don't have much time".
  • "I have less time" is not a complete sentence.
  • When you start with the words I HAVE LESS or I HAVE MORE, you are usually creating a COMPARISON, and for a comparison, you usually need THAN.
  • For example "I have LESS time THAN the job will take", "I have LESS hair THAN you", "I have MORE problems THAN I can deal with".
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"I have little time" is correct. It's equivalent to "I don't have much time".
"I have less time" is not a complete sentence. When you start with the words I HAVE LESS or I HAVE MORE, you are usually creating a COMPARISON, and for a comparison, you usually need THAN. For example "I have LESS time THAN the job will take", "I have LESS hair THAN you", "I have MORE problems THAN I can deal with".
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Thank you Kris. You New Zealanders have a good sense of humour. Perhaps I have more hair than you, but you have less problems than me. You can travel anywhere since you don't have an Iranian passport. You can study anywhere where you like.When I got accepted to Auckland university, your embassy in Singapore refused to issue me a student visa since 200 people were killed in Bali. So,I had to come t
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quaerereverumYou can travel anywhere
Well, probably not in North Korea, though. Emotion: smile

CJ
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No thank you very much. Forget about it Emotion: shake. I have an extrem allergy to communist countries. I didn't forget what happened to two A
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