Comment on The Peasant Life
Isn’t less a superset of fewer though?
No, fewer is for countable nouns, while less is for uncountable nouns.
However, like is often the case with the English language, there are various exceptions to the rule.
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One of the definitions of Less is “Consisting of a smaller number” which feels pretty countable.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 7 months ago
No, fewer is for countable nouns, while less is for uncountable nouns.
However, like is often the case with the English language, there are various exceptions to the rule.
Sources:
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 months ago
One of the definitions of Less is “Consisting of a smaller number” which feels pretty countable.