The use of "little less"

[Tom]

Hi

Could we use "little less" together? The speaker is asking his wife to give him tea with less sugar than she generally puts in his tea.

[Yankee]

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Yes, you could do that, Tom, if you thought the idea of 'than usual' was clear to the other person. However, I don't think I'd typically omit the 'than usual' part.

By the way, are you talking about "bed tea" again?
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