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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Least/fewest number of


Which is correct ?


Change lanes the least/fewest number of times possible.


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anonymous Which is correct ? I don't much like either of them, but "least" is the more logical of the two. "Number of" is the problem.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Which is correct ?
  • I don't much like either of them, but "least" is the more logical of the two.
  • "Number of" is the problem.
  • " I don't like that, either, as a matter of style.
  • Change lanes as seldom as possible.
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anonymousWhich is correct ?

I don't much like either of them, but "least" is the more logical of the two. "Number of" is the problem. For "fewest" it should be "Change lanes the fewest times possible." I don't like that, either, as a matter of style. Change lanes as seldom as possible.

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