/r/theoryofreddit post asking why reddit seems dead - eviltoast
  • corymbia@reddthat.com
    13·
    9 months ago

    ‘Less’ is for stuff that isn’t individually countable, like milk, or bulk rice. ‘Fewer’ is for things that one could count individually; glasses of milk, or grains of rice.

    It’s ok to use language accurately. Don’t be afraid.

    • 5in1k@lemm.ee
      1·
      9 months ago

      Determiner

      less

      Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser. [from 11th c.]

      A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.] No less than eight pints of beer.