High School English, Book 4Macmillan, 1936 - English language |
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... less , and the superlative least ( see few ) : I have little sugar and less molasses . loan A noun meaning the thing lent . Do not use as a verb , in place of lend ( see above ) : The bank made him a loan of several thousand dollars ...
... less , and the superlative least ( see few ) : I have little sugar and less molasses . loan A noun meaning the thing lent . Do not use as a verb , in place of lend ( see above ) : The bank made him a loan of several thousand dollars ...
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... less about the fourth form of discourse called argument . Since there are various occasions on which you will need to make your point , to win an opponent over to your way of thinking , and to convince a person of the truth of an idea ...
... less about the fourth form of discourse called argument . Since there are various occasions on which you will need to make your point , to win an opponent over to your way of thinking , and to convince a person of the truth of an idea ...
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... Less refers to quantity ; fewer , to number . Example : I could not make the cake with less sugar , although , by using more baking powder , I could have used fewer eggs . NOTE . - Some of the finely drawn distinctions between words ...
... Less refers to quantity ; fewer , to number . Example : I could not make the cake with less sugar , although , by using more baking powder , I could have used fewer eggs . NOTE . - Some of the finely drawn distinctions between words ...
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