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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

a few less or a few fewer

Bullets are countable so why does someone say this in a movie?

A took a few less bullets to kill him.

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A took a few less bullets to kill him. Because script writers aren't necessarily the best grammarians and because they write for the general public, who are even less so.

— Philip

  • A took a few less bullets to kill him.
  • Because script writers aren't necessarily the best grammarians and because they write for the general public, who are even less so.
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AnonymousBullets are countable so why does someone say this in a movie?A took a few less bullets to kill him.
Because script writers aren't necessarily the best grammarians and because they write for the general public, who are even less so.
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