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Word of the Day: lessPart of Speech: adjective Pronunciation: ['les] Definition: Not as much of something uncountable. Used with mass nouns only, as "less bread," "less thought, "less intelligence." If the object noun is countable, "fewer" should be used: "fewer people," "fewer hours, "fewer things." "Fewer" is the comparative of "few;" "less" is the comparative of "little." Usage: Please don't complain that this word is too obvious to be the Word of the Day. I would conjecture that most U.S. English-speakers no longer use 'fewer' at all: "Little hope remains that 'judgement' will be spelled correctly in the near future but there is even less hope for the survival of 'fewer.' Sad but true: "Fewer and fewer people use 'fewer' and no one listens to the few who do." more... |
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