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Edward Sato Posted 14 years ago
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My collection is very SMALL or LESS?
My collection is very small.
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My collection is very less.
Which is correct, the word "collection" being in the sense of "a group of objects that have been collected"?
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My collection is very less.
Which is correct, the word "collection" being in the sense of "a group of objects that have been collected"?
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"My collection is very SMALL" is correct. I collect calculators, but I only have about twelve of them. That's a SMALL collection.
- "My collection is very SMALL" is correct.
- I collect calculators, but I only have about twelve of them.
- That's a SMALL collection.
- Some people who collect calculators have BIG collections - hundreds, or more.
- You cannot say "My collection is VERY LESS".
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"My collection is very SMALL" is correct.
I collect calculators, but I only have about twelve of them. That's a SMALL collection. Some people who collect calculators have BIG collections - hundreds, or more.
You cannot say "My collection is VERY LESS". LESS is usually a COMPARATIVE, so it COMPARES two things, and is normally used with THAN.
For example, 15 is LESS THAN 20. This is the
I collect calculators, but I only have about twelve of them. That's a SMALL collection. Some people who collect calculators have BIG collections - hundreds, or more.
You cannot say "My collection is VERY LESS". LESS is usually a COMPARATIVE, so it COMPARES two things, and is normally used with THAN.
For example, 15 is LESS THAN 20. This is the
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