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<blockquote data-quote="Lily" data-source="post: 1146399" data-attributes="member: 1283"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YOgC4zW.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Wrong:" title="Wrong&nbsp; &nbsp; :Wrong:" data-shortname=":Wrong:" />&quot;What to KnowGenerally, fewer is used when a number of things can be counted (&quot;fewer problems&quot;) and less is used when an amount is measured (&quot;less trouble&quot; or &quot;less time&quot;). However, this is not a strict rule and there are accepted instances of less being used with countable amounts such as &quot;250 words or less,&quot; &quot;3 items or less,&quot; and especially with money (&quot;less than $20&quot;) and distance (&quot;less than 3 miles&quot;). Note that in all these cases, the things considered are often thought of as amounts rather than numbers.There's a commonly repeated rule about fewer and less. It goes like this: fewer is used to refer to number among things that are counted, as in &quot;fewer choices&quot; and &quot;fewer problems&quot;; less is used to refer to quantity or amount among things that are measured, as in &quot;less time&quot; and &quot;less effort.&quot;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fewer-vs-less[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lily, post: 1146399, member: 1283"] :Wrong: "What to Know Generally, [I]fewer[/I] is used when a number of things can be counted ("fewer problems") and [I]less[/I] is used when an amount is measured ("less trouble" or "less time"). However, this is not a strict rule and there are accepted instances of [I]less[/I] being used with countable amounts such as "250 words or less," "3 items or less," and especially with money ("less than $20") and distance ("less than 3 miles"). Note that in all these cases, the things considered are often thought of as amounts rather than numbers. There's a commonly repeated rule about [I]fewer[/I] and [I]less[/I]. It goes like this: [I]fewer[/I] is used to refer to number among things that are counted, as in "fewer choices" and "fewer problems"; [I]less[/I] is used to refer to quantity or amount among things that are measured, as in "less time" and "less effort." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fewer-vs-less[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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