“We need to lesson the amount of technical debt.”
Confusables Entry 229 / 1011 60-second read
Lessen vs. Lesson
To make smaller versus a period of learning.
The comparisoni
“We need to lessen the amount of technical debt.”
The ruleii
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LESSEN = to make or become less; diminish.
Homophones. Both appear in professional growth contexts ('lessons learned' vs 'lessening friction').
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Lessen = Less. Lesson = Schol (school).