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JimmyH Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

LESS/LESSER.

I have been taught by some of my teachers that don't forget to use 'er' after adjectives/adverbs.

For instance, She is taller than I.

But a few days after I came across a sentence on internet that said, "He has less money than I"
I wonder why didn't the writer add 'er' at the end of LESS since we are comparing.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
  

Top answer

The writer was correct. We would not say He has lesser money than I . The word less is a comparison word.

— Nagariya

  • The writer was correct.
  • We would not say He has lesser money than I .
  • The word less is a comparison word.
  • It would be like saying betterer or morer.
  • Less is in the same category as one of these word.
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The writer was correct. We would not say He has lesser money than I. The word less is a comparison word. It would be like saying betterer or morer. Less is in the same category as one of these word.
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Huzaifa AsifI wonder why didn't the writer add 'er' at the end of LESS since we are comparing.
There are a few exceptions to that rule, and this is one of them. little, less.

Note also bad, worse (not badder).

CJ
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