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fewer and fewer people are watching less television these days

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Q: When is 'less' and 'fewer' used in sentences?
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Can you use fewer and less in the same sentence?

You may have fewer ingredients but less salt. Or, people are buying fewer newspapers because they have less money. However, according to usage rules, 'fewer' is used when using countable things and 'less' is used for singular mass nouns


What is the difference between less and fewer?

Contrary to popular belief, the words 'less' and 'fewer' cannot be used interchangeably. 'Fewer' is used when it would be possible to count the number of things. (Example: There are fewer people here now than there were earlier.) 'Less' is used when you cannot count the number of things.


Is it less cars or fewer cars?

fewer


Can You give me a sentence using fewer and less?

If there were fewer of us, I could speak less.


When do you use the word fewer?

The theory is that you use fewer for countable things and less for uncountable things. For example fewer coins but less money; fewer teeth but less hair; fewer bananas but less fruit; fewer hats but less clothing. [You may have 6 coins, 25 teeth, 12 bananas and 7 hats but the other things don't go with numbers.)I have FEWER cats than dogs.I have FEWER pencils than pensThere are FEWER buildings in the country than in the city.Hope this helps:)


What is another word for less?

fewer


What is the process for the clue words less or fewer?

For a countable noun use fewer, for uncountable nouns use less.


The fewer electron shells the shielding of electrons from the nucleus.?

less


Less than something else?

Fewer


Which is proper fewer people now or less people now?

"fewer people now" would be correct. "fewer" denotes something that can be counted (like people). "less" denotes something that cannot be counted (like water or sand). FYI- the signs at WalMart are INCORRECT "20 items or less". It should be "fewer".


Less than something else change one letter from newer?

Fewer


Could fewer products earn more profit?

Yes, the fewer products you have, the less production you require.. Thus you can spend less to advertise the products. You need less storage space for inventory, Given the fewer products. The more profit you are able to obtain.