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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
less trees
"...And there were far less trees..."
Shouldn't it have been "far fewer trees"
Shouldn't it have been "far fewer trees"
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Some or most grammarians (including me) would use 'fewer', but the fact is that 'less' has included both countable and uncountable things for centuries, and continues to do so.
- Some or most grammarians (including me) would use 'fewer', but the fact is that 'less' has included both countable and uncountable things for centuries, and continues to do so.
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Some or most grammarians (including me) would use 'fewer', but the fact is that 'less' has included both countable and uncountable things for centuries, and continues to do so.
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