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Actually, the rule on when to use fewer vs less is, in general, when the noun has an S.
Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
andyr said:
Actually, the rule on when to use fewer vs less is, in general, when the noun has an S.
Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
I think the word you're looking for is plurals, not ending in ''S".Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
If its an amount its 'less', if it's a number its ''fewer'
Less sugar
Fewer sweets
Fewer children
CanAm said:
andyr said:
Actually, the rule on when to use fewer vs less is, in general, when the noun has an S.
Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
I think the word you're looking for is plurals, not ending in ''S".Examples : less than one month. Fewer than two monthS. I want to spend less time online. I want to visit pistonheads fewer times. I have one less car in my collection. I would like fewer cars in my collection.
If its an amount its 'less', if it's a number its ''fewer'
Less sugar
Fewer sweets
Fewer children
3 apostrophes omitted above!
The rule, I believe, is actually whether the subject is countable. But not in the US.
But the easiest way for people to use it, in my experience, is if the noun has an S at the end - in general. There are exceptions.
Anyway, this is a nice way to spend my birthday - as it all began - with internet pedantry.
But the easiest way for people to use it, in my experience, is if the noun has an S at the end - in general. There are exceptions.
Anyway, this is a nice way to spend my birthday - as it all began - with internet pedantry.
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