as far as I can tell, is "less commonly taught languages"
or "low density languages".
Or maybe somebody wanted to honor our colleague
Victor Lesser of UMass. Though as far as I know
he has been using exclusively English...
On Feb 10, 2005, at 9:27, Somers, Harold wrote:
This posting on behalf of YW, whose posting bounced.
From: Yorick WIlks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:23:17 PM Europe/London
I cringe too but I think it may be right as "lesser" is (necessarily)
an adverb modifying an adjective. The only guide I can remember in
these things is the old adage (seeing as English doesnt have proper
rules like French and German) that "it is important to remember that
the lesser spotted finch is actually larger than the greater spotted
finch". It probably wasnt "finch" either and was a letter to the Times
not a real adage.
Yorick Wilks
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