If there were fewer of us, I could speak less.
She had fewer apples than the day before, and less time to bake a pie.
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
'Less' is used when referring to quantities that cannot be counted (e.g. less sugar), while 'fewer' is used when referring to quantities that can be counted (e.g. fewer cookies).
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.
No, it is not correct grammar. It should be "twenty items or fewer." "Less" is used for uncountable quantities, while "fewer" should be used for countable items like "items."
You would say "less land" because "land" is an uncountable noun, and we typically use "less" with uncountable nouns.
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
An angle that is less than 90º is acute.
Two is more than one and less than three.
'Less' is used when referring to quantities that cannot be counted (e.g. less sugar), while 'fewer' is used when referring to quantities that can be counted (e.g. fewer cookies).
Less
A sentence using anything less:You can take anything less than five.
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I have less marshmallows in my hot chocolate than you.
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:)
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.
I pity the fool who gets in my way! She didn't want his pity, but his love.
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