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Common Stumbling Blocks - Peculiar Constructions - Misused Forms. Less refers is quantity, fewer to number. "No man has less virtues" should be "No man has fewer virtues." "The farmer had some oats and a fewer quantity of wheat" should be "the farmer had some oats and a less quantity of wheat." Next: FURTHERFARTHER Previous: BETWEENAMONG Report Privacy SHARE BOOKMARK

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