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The Difference Between Fewer and Less

The Difference Between Fewer and Less

More diagrams to the rescue.

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Rose Ernst
Apr 02, 2020
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Diagrams to the rescue

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We’ve seen it in the grocery store: “10 items or less.”

Unfortunately, this infamous sign has led us all astray in confusing the meaning of “fewer” and “less.” Shall we rectify this situation?

According to Cambridge Dictionary, “the quantifiers less and fewer . . . talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Les…

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