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Commonly Confused

نحوه تلفظ fewer در برابر less

تفاوت آوایی کلیدی

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

تفاوت: Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

fewer

⁄ˈfjuː.ər⁄

هجاها

FEW·er

تعریف:

A smaller number of countable items or people.

“There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.”

less

⁄lɛs⁄

هجاها

LESS

تعریف:

comparative degree of little

“I slept even less last night than I did the night before.”

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Difference between fewer and less?

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

Syllable stress in fewer vs less?

"fewer" has 2 syllables (few · er). "less" has 1 syllables (less).

Why are fewer and less easily confused?

Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

Example sentences for fewer and less?

"fewer": There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday. "less": I slept even less last night than I did the night before.