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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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less or fewer

less or fewer?

They've lost 10 games that have been decided by 3 points or ------?
  

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I'd say "fewer" because you are counting the points. Others may say "less," thinking of it as a "mass of points" (or because they simply don't care about the difference between less or fewer).

  • I'd say "fewer" because you are counting the points.
  • Others may say "less," thinking of it as a "mass of points" (or because they simply don't care about the difference between less or fewer).
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I'd say "fewer" because you are counting the points.
Others may say "less," thinking of it as a "mass of points" (or because they simply don't care about the difference between less or fewer).

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