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What is the difference between It's no more than 5 minutes to get there. and It's less than 5 minutes to get there. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between It's no more than 5 minutes to get there. and It's less than 5 minutes to get there. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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no more than 5 = it can take 5 minutes, or 4 minutes, or 3 minutes...
less than 5 = it can take 4 minutes, or 3 minutes...
"No more than N" includes N. "Less than N" does not include N.
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