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Guest Posted 23 years ago
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When do I use fewer in lieu of less
What is the correct way to pose this statement?
Account with twenty or less products (fewer products)
Account with twenty or less products (fewer products)
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e. products, cups of coffee, nuclear bombs... e.
- e.
- products, cups of coffee, nuclear bombs...
- e.
- inventory, coffee, nuclear arsenal...
- So, the answer to your question is: fewer.
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As far as I know:
fewer is for countable nouns, i.e. products, cups of coffee, nuclear bombs...
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less is for uncountable nouns, i.e. inventory, coffee, nuclear arsenal...
So, the answer to your question is: fewer.
fewer is for countable nouns, i.e. products, cups of coffee, nuclear bombs...
and
less is for uncountable nouns, i.e. inventory, coffee, nuclear arsenal...
So, the answer to your question is: fewer.
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