LESS OR FEWER

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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.