Fewer versus less

Fewer versus less is a debate in English grammar about the appropriate use of these two determiners. Linguistic prescriptivists usually say that fewer should only be used with countable nouns, and that less should be used only with uncountable nouns.

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Fewer versus less

Fewer versus less is a debate in English grammar about the appropriate use of these two determiners. Linguistic prescriptivists usually say that fewer should only be used with countable nouns, and that less should be used only with uncountable nouns.

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