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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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When describing percentages which is correct higher/lower or
greater/lesser ?
  

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Anonymous When describing percentages which is correct higher/lower or greater/lesser ? Higher/lower is correct. There are numerous adjectives that collocate with the noun percentage : higher, lower, small, tiny, larger, slugging, hitting, frighting, winning, what and some more.

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  • Anonymous When describing percentages which is correct higher/lower or greater/lesser ?
  • Higher/lower is correct.
  • There are numerous adjectives that collocate with the noun percentage : higher, lower, small, tiny, larger, slugging, hitting, frighting, winning, what and some more.
  • You may use the greater/lesser percentage in the clause but it is less common than the higher/lower percentage.
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Anonymous When describing percentages which is correct higher/lower or greater/lesser ?
Higher/lower is correct.

There are numerous adjectives that collocate with the noun percentage: higher, lower, small, tiny, larger, slugging, hitting, frighting, winning, what and some more.

You may use the greater/lesser p
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