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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a less person" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly when trying to express a comparison of qualities or characteristics among people.
Example: "He is a less person than she is in terms of kindness."
Alternatives: "a lesser person" or "a diminished person".
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He wants to reform the presidency to make it a less "person-centred" organisation.
For every person or company that acquired a TDD, there was one less person a deaf person would have depend on to make a phone call.
It occurs when a more skilled or experienced person is paired with a less skilled person with the agreed-upon goal of having the less skilled person develop specific abilities to reach long-term objectives [ 11].
A more polite person would have put that sentiment more gently; a less influential person would simply have been ignored.
In his book Kagan remains agnostic about whether it is better if a more deserving person gets exactly what he deserves than if a less deserving person does.
A less optimistic person might see obstacles.
"I was a less confident person back then.
I could feel myself becoming a less pleasant person.
He seemed a less complicated person than Carter.
"Since I've become a writer, I've become a less happy person".
Holding the Fort A less classy person would have erupted in outrage weeks ago.
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