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Less/ fewer

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RainbowInACloud · 31/12/2014 02:55

Sorry this has probably been done to death.
My son's homework asks him to practice counting 1 more/ less in numbers up to 20.
Shouldn't it say fewer as the numbers are quantifiable? I'm not a grammar expert by any means but that's what I thought. However saying 'what's 1 fewer than 15?' sounds wrong to me.
Thanks.

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NoArmaniNoPunani · 31/12/2014 03:01

It's less. Explanation here

RainbowInACloud · 31/12/2014 05:15

Thank you.

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DropYourSword · 31/12/2014 06:19

Does it really matter though? Surely the meaning is still clear.

mummybare · 31/12/2014 06:22

Erm... You do know this is Pedants' Corner, right, DropYourSword?

DropYourSword · 31/12/2014 06:41
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