Commonly Confused
Como Pronunciar less vs fewer
Principal Contraste Fonético
‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).
Contraste: Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄
“I slept even less last night than I did the night before.”
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fewer
⁄ˈfjuː.ər⁄
Sílabas
FEW·er
Definição:
A smaller number of countable items or people.
“There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.”
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Perguntas Frequentes: less vs fewer
Difference between less and fewer?
‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).
Syllable stress in less vs fewer?
"less" has 1 syllables (less). "fewer" has 2 syllables (few · er).
Why are less and fewer easily confused?
Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄
Example sentences for less and fewer?
"less": I slept even less last night than I did the night before. "fewer": There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.