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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Fewer and fewer vs less and less
When would you use both Fewer and fewer and Less and less?
How come its "fewer and fewer people get married now" and not less and less
When would you use both?
Thank you
How come its "fewer and fewer people get married now" and not less and less
When would you use both?
Thank you
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Your nemesis seems to be countable ~ non-countable nouns. Remember? People is a countable noun = fewer and fewer .
- Your nemesis seems to be countable ~ non-countable nouns.
- Remember?
- People is a countable noun = fewer and fewer .
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Your nemesis seems to be countable ~ non-countable nouns. Remember?
People is a countable noun = fewer and fewer
People is a countable noun = fewer and fewer
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If you can count it, it's a countable noun:
one cat
two cats
three cats...
I have fewer cats than dogs.
People is tricky because it looks singular, but it's actually plural:
one person
two people
three people
There are fewer people in Lichtenstein than there are in China.
If you can't count it, it's a non-c
one cat
two cats
three cats...
I have fewer cats than dogs.
People is tricky because it looks singular, but it's actually plural:
one person
two people
three people
There are fewer people in Lichtenstein than there are in China.
If you can't count it, it's a non-c
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