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3knuckles t1_jaefx9w wrote

Some water. Less water. 10 things. Fewer things.

This is the pattern, but it's not always followed.

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RPoliticsModsFU OP t1_jaeg7zy wrote

fewer water and less things. One of those grates on my nerves, and the other is slightly annoying.

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3knuckles t1_jaeh5tt wrote

You can't have fewer of something that can't be counted. You can't have one sand or ten water. So for those you have to say less. If you can count it, then you should say fewer rather than less.

Teaching kids this stuff isn't a priority so many people never learn the rules.

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