Less and Fewer Are Not Interchangeable

Posted by Editormum on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 in Usage and Diction | ∞

These two words may be the most misused words in the language. They are not interchangeable; each has a specific meaning and a specific usage. Fewer is a comparative adjective used with things that may be counted — a good test is to determine whether the word is something that has both a singular and […]