Showing posts with label fewer vs. less. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fewer vs. less. Show all posts

Sunday, January 7, 2024

14 LESS GAMES

FOUND ONLINE: He did it in 14 less games.

No, he did it in 14 fewer games.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: “Today is a critical day for determining how Trump’s trials are likely to play out this year,” Alan Feuer, who has been covering the cases for The Times, told us.

I don't think you need told us.

“Today is a critical day for determining how Trump’s trials are likely to play out this year,” said Alan Feuer, who has been covering the cases for The Times.

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ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL
(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

Saturday, October 2, 2021

LESS AMOUNT

PARTIAL SENTENCE FOUND ON TWITTER: ... despite having a significant less amount of carries than his competition.

You eat less cheese, but you have fewer carries than the competition.

My edit: ... despite having fewer carries than his competition.
 
I couldn't figure out how to get "a significant" in there.

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ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL
(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)