diff --git a/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml b/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
index 25bbeaa96649..e7a0383262e4 100644
--- a/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
+++ b/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
@@ -68074,6 +68074,14 @@ USA
                 <example>You can get it for 30 euros or less if you shop around.</example>
             </rule>
             <rule>
+                <antipattern>
+                    <token>the</token>
+                    <token>less</token>
+                    <token chunk_re=".-NP-.*"/>
+                    <token chunk="B-VP"/>
+                <example>The less people know, the better.</example>
+                <example>The less I knew, the happier I was.</example>
+                </antipattern>
                 <antipattern><!-- www.lexico.com/en/definition/more_or_less -->
                     <token>more</token>
                     <token>or</token>