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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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less or fewer
which is it?
One less [fewer] body isn't going to cause much a fuss.
One less [fewer] body isn't going to cause much a fuss.
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Anonymous One less [fewer] body isn't going to cause much of a fuss. Strictly speaking, 'fewer' is the correct choice because 'body' is a countable noun, but you might note that most people would say 'less' in this case anyway, because 'body' is singular. In the case of more than one, 'fewer' is certainly the correct form: Two fewer bodies isn't going to cause much of a fuss.
- Anonymous One less [fewer] body isn't going to cause much of a fuss.
- Strictly speaking, 'fewer' is the correct choice because 'body' is a countable noun, but you might note that most people would say 'less' in this case anyway, because 'body' is singular.
- In the case of more than one, 'fewer' is certainly the correct form: Two fewer bodies isn't going to cause much of a fuss.
- CJ
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AnonymousOne less [fewer] body isn't going to cause much of a fuss.Strictly speaking, 'fewer' is the correct choice because 'body' is a countable noun, but you might note that most people would say 'less' in this case anyway, because 'body' is singular. In the case of more than one, 'fewer' is certainly the correct form:
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