MORE
| aggettivi/avverbi | sostantivi singolari | sostanitivi plurali | verbi | esempi | |
| più | more (-er) | more | more | more | Meg has more bookshelves than Jim |
| molto (di) più | far more (far -er) much more (far -er) |
far more much more |
far more many more |
far more much more |
Jim has now far more room for his car in his garage than he used to have |
| un po' (di) più | a little more (a little -er) a bit more (a bit -er) |
a little more a bit more some (any) more |
a few more some (any) more |
a litle more a bit more |
I'd love to meet my friends more often Pet should spend a bit more time reading |
LESS
| aggettivi/avverbi | sostantivi singolari | sostanitivi plurali | verbi | esempi | |
| meno | less | less | fewer | less | Meg has fewer books than Jim |
| molto meno | far less much less |
far less much less |
far fewer |
far less much less |
Pet is far less interesting to talk to than Meg |
| un po' meno | a little less a bit less |
a little less a bit less |
some fewer |
a litle less a bit less |
Meg's tired: she reads a little less every day |
From: Frances Hotimsky, Survival Kit Two, Cooperativa Libraria IULM 1997
Scale of amount