GRAMMAR MISTAKE: FEWER vs LESS

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[@clawson1965]

My favourite explanation to this often debated topic is that this is not a rule. "250 words or less" and "3 items or less" are more common and seemingly more generally preferred to the alternative of "fewer", and it's not breaking any grammar rule as no such rule exists.

[@JohSmith]

Thanks for this "incorrect grammar" video

[@ramzy-6566]

everyday amazing video, Thank you so much Mrs. Rachel.

[@денислюбченко-н9щ]

Unfortunately less is easier to say than fewer😥😢

[@SOLDIER.GHOST.01]

Very GNARLY, now I undestand how use this expressions in phrases.

[@مسترعماديوسف]

A few lessons with less time like this one can improve our grammar a lot

[@billsantospianomore678]

Publix Super Markets use the word "fewer" on its signs.

[@lunawhite4779]

How about phrases like "bunch of" or words like "copious"? Are they followed by countable or uncountable nouns?

[@rachelsenglish]

Luna! "Bunch of" + count or non-nount. "Copious" + amounts of + non-count noun.

[@lunawhite4779]

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Thank you miss Rachel

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My pleasure Saif!

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You're the best 😀

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Thank you Feminae!

[@saigon710]

Ha ha kkkk I never pay attention about that until now Thanks Rachel 🌹

[@brunoo4312]

Game of Thrones T5 E5 13:18: - Men, women, and children will die by the thousands if we do nothing. - Let them die. - Less enemies for us. - Fewer! - What? - Nothing..

[@aprilina2580]

Yes!!! One of my grammar pet peeves.

[@gidalvopinheiro-ho5qb]

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[@lasc1991]

Dear Rachel, my question is when to use WHAT or WHICH. Thanks!

[@rachelsenglish]

Both "what" and "which" are used to ask questions. "Which" is used when there is a restricted range of options.

[@wwang1427]

Thank you always!

[@mhcst]

Is it correct to say "the number of something is less than 10"?

[@rachelsenglish]

Yes Steven!

[@MariC_2]

Oh, I didn't know! Thanks 👏

[@rachelsenglish]

Happy to help!

[@marymunger6496]

This is one grammar mistake that is made all the time , even by news and media people. I wish they could hear me shouting at them.

[@tikitiktok7777]

🤣 How about..."No more than 10 items, or else!"👊🤨🥊

[@raygonzalez9629]

I love to binge watch your videos.

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks for your support, Ray!

[@MrProbludger]

Actually language keeps on changing itself as time goes on. So when such things are here to stay then just accept it as there is no rule without exception.

[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

Great 👌

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks Thilakasiri!

[@grzegorzg447]

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[@eukinumfui]

In my mind i can't count time (cuz is abstract), but i can count hours, right? I could say "I have a few hours till the sunset" or am I wrong to think that way ?

[@rachelsenglish]

Exactly!

[@komodo3784]

I wanna know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Thanks Rachel.

[@rachelsenglish]

Hi! Here's an article for further explanation: www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/nouns/countable-uncountable-nouns/

[@komodo3784]

@@rachelsenglish Thank you very much ! ❤

[@englishwithteachermark4307]

Yes...unfortunately the word "fewer" is virtually always ignored nowadays. I hear things like "less people" all the time now on KZbin, even by highly educated people.

[@ronaldoferreiraoliveira]

Excelent content teacher Rachel 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@rachelsenglish]

Thank you Ronaldo! :)

[@12388696]

True but if you put fewer there people will think it's weird

[@cesarcorralespop]

That is to say, less for singular and fewer for plural 😘

[@siavashkhazali5842]

No more than 10 items!

[@valdirbergamobergamo5396]

Thanks for the magnificent hint. But that made a doubt sprout from my mind (Lord Byron): And in comparisons? He is less tall than me; he has less intelligence than a donkey (about a Brazilian politician)? No troubles about adjectives? I have 10 cars less than you. You have less a car than me. Thanks a trillion ( from a TV series).

[@viragkaroly2949]

Hey gatekeepers. Language changes no matter how you protest on youtube.

[@pijuuuu]

Noooooop we CAN say '3 items or less' or ' 250 words and less '

[@rohanb3402]

Stannis approves

[@noralopez5723]

OK Karen, OK, Karen, simmer down

[@delsings]

There's a funny Weird Al short where he corrects one of those store signs 🤣👍 Thanks for bringing this grammar up!

[@rachelsenglish]

Absolutely! That was a funny short!

[@bosyrady3621]

Great efforts Thanks Mrs. Rachel

[@rachelsenglish]

Glad you liked it Bosy!

[@abdullaalfarzae1295]

So, if I say less than ten parts. Will be wrong Cause noun is countable. .. I was foolish, I used to teach my Kids this way

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[@proxima8219]

Merriam Webster dictionary writes: Despite the rule, less used of things that are countable is standard in many contexts, and in fact is more likely than fewer in a few common constructions, especially ones involving distances (as in "less than three miles"), sums of money (as in "less than twenty dollars"), units of time and weight (as in "less than five years" and "less than ten ounces"), and statistical enumerations (as in "less than 50,000 people")-all things which are often thought of as amounts rather than numbers. The use of less to modify ordinary plural count nouns (as in "made less mistakes") is pretty rare in writing and is usually better avoided, though it does occur frequently in speech. But less is actually preferred in phrases like "an essay of 250 words or less." It's also-to the chagrin of some-the preferred choice in the supermarket checkout line's "twelve items or less" sign. (Some grocery stores have apparently been convinced by the chagrin, though, and use "items or fewer." They are still very much in the minority.) Less is common following a number, as in "a package containing three less than the others," and is the typical choice after one, as in "one less worry."

[@rachelsenglish]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ps7021]

5 is less than 10,. Is it correct or incorrect..

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