Smaller. Smaller is the relative adjective (or sometimes adverb or noun) of small, indicating that referenced term it has more of the characteristic of smallness. I ordered the smaller of the two …

Aug 23, 2014 · @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as …

Jun 27, 2015 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or …

I am wondering about the correct use of lesser/smaller in the following phrase: This library has a smaller/lesser number of books than the National Library. I did find another thread on nearly …

Sep 3, 2022 · The term "region" fits most for land masses bigger than countries, yet smaller than entire continents, although "region" may also mean a particular part of one country. …

Dec 4, 2020 · The number of students this year is smaller than the number of students last year; I know that fewer is used for countables (e.g. "I have fewer children than my friend", or "I have …

Jul 21, 2016 · The pile of junk has gotten smaller. Less is used in cases where there is a lower amount of something that does not have defined quantities. You cannot accurately quantize …

Jun 25, 2020 · I mean every site I participate on is smaller than AU (apart from SO which is much bigger) Me: Less small makes it opposite of smaller. Less small means bigger. The more less …

(1) A millimeter is ten times smaller than a centimeter. (2) A millimeter is smaller than a centimeter by a factor of 10. (3) A millimeter is smaller than a centimeter by a factor of 0.1. (4) My car is …

May 22, 2011 · Joking aside, only less than and greater than are uniformly understood as < and > relation respectively; the other words (e.g. smaller, lower) are often used colloquially to mean …