Homework Help: English

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 6:23pm.

Dividing the pie into, Felicia took the least and gave me the larger portion.

Is least correct or should it be lesser? It doesn"t sound right with lesser.

English - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 6:35pm
Assuming she divided the pie into two pieces, lesser is correct. A more common synonym is smaller.

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