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Fewer and less are the comparative forms:
Base Form
Comparative
Superlative
few
fewer
fewest
little
less
least
If I made 8 mistakes on the test, John made 5 mistakes, and Harriet only made
2 mistakes, then: I made few mistakes on the test, but John made fewer
mistakes than me, and Harriet made the fewest mistakes.
If I have $20, John has $12, and Harriet has only $3, then: I have little money,
John has less money than me, and Harriet has the least money out of all of us.
One very common MISTAKE in the United States is signs in supermarkets that say
“Ten items or less” for the express checkout lanes. The correct way is “Ten items or
fewer” – because the word “items” is countable!
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