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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Is "less" a pronoun in "10 items or less"?
Is "less" a pronoun in "10 items or less"?
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Interesting. I can see arguments being made for noun, pronoun and adjective.
- Interesting.
- I can see arguments being made for noun, pronoun and adjective.
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Interesting. I can see arguments being made for noun, pronoun and adjective.
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According to the third definition of http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/less from the Merriam-Webster dictionary, I would guess it's a noun.
3less noun
plural less
1 : a smaller portion or quantity
2 : something of less importance
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MWEDU say it's a pronoun in "10 items or less".
As for using "fewer" over "less", there is nothing grammatically incorrect with the latter.
As for using "fewer" over "less", there is nothing grammatically incorrect with the latter.
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