The usage of more or less - English Language Learners Stack …
Jun 25, 2021 · "More or less" here means "approximately" or "about" or "in roughly the same way". I would use "as" instead of "like" here. In traditional formal grammar this use of "like" …
Meaning of more less? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jan 29, 2016 · The phrase you probably heard is more or less: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat <they were more or less willing to help> Since the end of "more" …
When to use "more likely" and "most likely" in a sentence
When I was in Elementary school, our teacher taught us more in relationship to "greater" and "greatest". You use "greater" to compare two people: Janus is greater than Mike. but if you're …
phrase usage - Can you use "nothing more, nothing less than" …
You can use the phrase "nothing more, nothing less" in relation to a person, just not as you have. As @CowperKettle has said, the phrase you are looking for is "none other than" (from Oxford …
The more~, the less~ - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jun 22, 2014 · The more often you wash your hands, the lower your likelihood of catching a cold. As a rule of thumb, use more and less with adverbs like often or likely; use lower and greater …
idioms in context - the meaning of "more or less" - English …
Aug 20, 2023 · " More or less " idiomatically means that the associated statement is correct within reason or within a reasonable margin. For example, if someone did a quick, rough count of …
comparative constructions - Is it "less than" or "lesser than ...
Oct 14, 2015 · Less, lesser, and littler are all comparative forms of little. They are used like this: little - littler - littlest when you mean "small in size" little - less - least when you mean "small in …
How to use "more" and "less" - English Language Learners Stack …
Nov 5, 2020 · "Democrats think that MORE immigrants should be allowed to live and work in the USA" is correct and an appropriate use of "more". "On the contrary, Republicans think that …
"the more ....., the more..." examples - English Language Learners ...
The harder I study, the better score I can get in IELTS exam. The larger the number of people interested in art, the happier the society is. The more fitness centres is available, the healthier …
comparative - Lesser is to less, as ___ is to more? What's the ...
Aug 25, 2021 · 1 I'm resurrecting this comment. What Syntactic Categories or terms distinguish "less" and "lesser"? "Comparative form" isn't the answer, because Less, lesser, and littler are …