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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Does the rule for less vs. fewer apply to greater vs. more?

0There is a rule for comparisons using 'less' and 'fewer' in which less is used with mass nouns and fewer is used with plural nouns.02br
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00 Does the same rule apply to the greater or more comparisons? For instance, would it be "More than 20 people" and "Greater than 20 cars"?02br
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00Or, can 'greater than' and 'more than' be used interchangeably?02br
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0 Forget expressions like 01i 01u 00greater02u 00 than 20 cars02i 00. Use 01i 00more02i 00. 02br 02br 01i 00less butter, less sugar, less bread, less trouble, less sunshine, less energy02br 00 fewer cookies, fewer cars, fewer pencils, fewer people, fewer problems02br 02br 00 more butter, more sugar, more bread, more trouble, more sunshine, more energy02br 00 more cookies, more cars, more pencils, more people, more problems02i 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 Forget expressions like 01i 01u 00greater02u 00 than 20 cars02i 00.
  • Use 01i 00more02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00less butter, less sugar, less bread, less trouble, less sunshine, less energy02br 00 fewer cookies, fewer cars, fewer pencils, fewer people, fewer problems02br 02br 00 more butter, more sugar, more bread, more trouble, more sunshine, more energy02br 00 more cookies, more cars, more pencils, more people, more problems02i 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 Forget expressions like 01i01u00greater02u00 than 20 cars02i00. Use 01i00more02i00. Here's what you need.02br
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01i00less butter, less sugar, less bread, less trouble, less sunshine, less energy02br
00 fewer cookies, fewer cars, fewer pencils, fewer people, fewer problems02br

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