fewer/less
What is the difference between fewer and less?
Fewer refers to the number of separate, countable units. Less refers to bulk quantity.
- We have less literature and fewer selections in this year’s curriculum.
Extra Examples:
- At least for the present, the fewer people who knew, the better.
- In 2000, Africa had fewer than five million Internet users.
- We can make better food that uses fewer resources.
- One little girl had fewer presents than the rest, and Helen insisted on sharing her gifts with her.
- But it is quite likely you will need fewer workers.
- Go find a less annoying way to earn some money.
- Now the world has one less fool!
- Finding the most effective sources remained less than satisfactory.
- The Gargoyles were very small of stature, being less than three feet in height.
- In less than a month in early spring our lives were totally changed and we loved it.