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Friday, August 16, 2013
I Use "Lesser" When I Mean "Less"
Not sure if it is due to the education system, or the books that we read, but now part of Singlish.
Less = Measure of quantity, i.e. "Gandhi has less money than him."
Lesser = Measure of quality, i.e. "He is a lesser man than Gandhi."
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