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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Fewer

Which are correct:

1-Tomorrow you'll have some fewer friends than you have today.
2-Tomorrow you'll have some fewer friends.
3-Tomorrow you'll have some friends fewer.

4-Tomorrow you'll have some less money than you have today.
5-Tomorrow you'll have some less money.
6-Tomorrow you'll have some money less.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

No, no. Why walk on the crumbling cliff-edge of grammar? 1-Tomorrow you'll have slightly fewer friends than you have today.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, no.
  • Why walk on the crumbling cliff-edge of grammar?
  • 1-Tomorrow you'll have slightly fewer friends than you have today.
  • 2-Tomorrow you'll have slightly fewer friends.
  • 4-Tomorrow you'll have slightly / a little less money than you have today.
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No, no. Why walk on the crumbling cliff-edge of grammar?

1-Tomorrow you'll have slightly fewer friends than you have today.
2-Tomorrow you'll have slightly fewer friends.

4-Tomorrow you'll have slightly / a little less money than you have today.
5-Tomorrow you'll have slightly / a little less money.
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None of them isvery natural, in my opinion.
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Some has no place in any of the sentences. Also, determiners and most adjectives should be placed before nouns.

Tomorrow you'll have fewer friends than you have today.
Tomorrow you'll have fewer friends.

Tomorrow you'll have less money than you have today.
Tomorrow you'll have less money.
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