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fewer | less

28/8/2020

 
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We use fewer with countable nouns and less with uncountable or mass nouns:

  • We sold fewer cakes this month compared to the same time last year.
  • The fewer words she says the better.
  • We’ve got less money than I thought but I don’t know why.
  • The less said, the better.

Less is normally used with numerals:

  • She had a score of less than 100.

and with expressions of measurement or time:

  • He worked here for less than two weeks.
  • We live less than four miles away.

but fewer is used if the things denoted by the number are seen as individual items or units:

  • There were fewer than ten candidates for the position.
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