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LESS OR FEWER ?
WHEN DO YOU USE THESE?
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LESS OR FEWER ?
There are two people
in this picture.
There are four people
in this.
Are there less in the first picture or fewer?
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LESS OR FEWER ?
There are fewer people in this picture.
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LESS OR FEWER?
We use the word ‘fewer’ when talking about numbers.
There are two people in the first picture. That is two fewer than the second picture.
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LESS OR FEWER ?
• We use ‘less’ when talking about mass:
There was a huge
crowd at the football
match on Saturday.
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LESS OR FEWER ?
BUT
There was less of a
crowd in the party on
Saturday evening.
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LESS OR FEWER ?
So…..
When you are comparing a number of items use ‘fewer’.
When you compare mass, use ‘less’.