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[-] August27th@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Huh. I never realized that fewer was integer typed and less is float* typed until this comment.

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Not exactly. I've usually heard it explained as "quantifiable" vs not. If you can attach a number, it's "fewer", otherwise it's "less".

e.g. less money, fewer dollars

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

[-] smeenz 1 points 2 days ago

Correct !

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2026

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