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Use and Misuse / "Fewer" or "less"?
« on: May 02, 2014, 09:43:53 AM »
People often don’t know when to use "fewer" and when to use "less" in a sentence. "Fewer" is used when referring to people or things in plural as in this sentence: “Fewer students are opting to study science-related subjects. "Less", on the other hand, is used when referring to something that can’t be counted as in this example: “People want to spend less time in traffic jams.”
I was confused when I came across this example in your forum: Why are there less women CEOs? asks the professor
Shouldn't it be “fewer” instead?
I was confused when I came across this example in your forum: Why are there less women CEOs? asks the professor
Shouldn't it be “fewer” instead?