less。lesser
Hello，Everyone
I am getting confused by the usage and meaning of ”less”and”lesser”， for example：

Creatively and productivity can be increased if our employees are able to spend ------less -------time doing repetitive and routine tasks

Creatively and productivity can be increased if our employees are able to spend ------lesser -------time doing repetitive and routine tasks

Thanks very much in advance ：D

Question

less。lesser
Hello，Everyone
I am getting confused by the usage and meaning of ”less”and”lesser”， for example：

Creatively and productivity can be increased if our employees are able to spend ------less -------time doing repetitive and routine tasks

Creatively and productivity can be increased if our employees are able to spend ------lesser -------time doing repetitive and routine tasks

Thanks very much in advance ：D

Answer

Creativity and productivity can be increased if our employees are able to spend less time doing repetitive and routine tasks.

Lesser is generally used when comparing things.  Example: "Steve likes to eat 10 candy bars every day, and Robert likes to eat 5 candy bars every day.  Both Steve and Robert are making bad nutritional choices, but Robert is making the lesser of two bad choices."  Does that make sense?

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