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Dastparvardeh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Writing a sentence to compare two values

Hi,

is this sentence correct :

there will be 17% less living in rural areas in 2025 than in 1990

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any suggestions?
  

Top answer

Hi, You are talking about people, so say 'fewer' instead of 'less'. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, You are talking about people, so say 'fewer' instead of 'less'.
  • Clive
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Hi,

You are talking about people, so say 'fewer' instead of 'less'.

Clive
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That previous answer asking you to use 'fewer' would be correct if the noun is also included. In other words, the sentence would be like this:

There will be 17% fewer people living in rural areas than in 1990.

(As you can see, the noun 'people' makes the sentence a lot clearer.)

Rene
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