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The first known suggestion that fewer should be used in place of less, in Robert Baker's 1770 Remarks on the English Language [1]. Fewer versus less is a debate in English grammar about the appropriate use of these two determiners.
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fewer; fewest; last (also adjective) least; less (also adverb and preposition) little (also adjective) many; many a; more (also adverb) most (also adverb) much; neither; next (also adjective) no (also interjection) no one; nobody; none; nothing; nowhere; once; one (also noun and pronoun) said (also verb) several (also adjective) some; somebody ...
Less is more likely than fewer to modify plural nouns when distances, sums of money, and a few fixed phrases are involved <less than 100 miles> <an investment of less than $2000> <in 25 words or less> and as likely as fewer to modify periods of time <in less (or fewer) than four hours>." [82] Disputed usage: This lane 12 items or less.
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Fewer versus less; Less is more (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Less; All pages with titles containing Less This page was last edited on 12 ...