Comment on New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich
Objection@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoI have less money, because I have fewer dollars. I have less time to live than them, because I have fewer years left.
Comment on New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich
Objection@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoI have less money, because I have fewer dollars. I have less time to live than them, because I have fewer years left.
herrvogel@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
JFC this thread is bizarre. Just look this shit up, it’s not that hard. In fact here: duckduckgo.com/?q=less+vs+fewer&t=ffab&ia=web
You will see that all of those results will agree that less is almost always correct when talking about time, despite the unit. And the very rare cases where fewer is correct do not cover OP’s title.
You will also see that less is practically always correct for money. It is the single most notable exception to the countable vs uncountable rule that is mentioned very often.
Objection@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
From Grammerly:
It is also customary to use less with regard to time, even though we can count time in seconds, minutes, hours, and so on.
Example:
Ethan has been at his job for less than five years.
I wish I could spend less time on household chores.
Yet, depending on how general or specific your reference to time is, it may require the use of fewer.
Example:
I wish I could spend fewer hours on household chores and more on watching television.
TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I’m late to the party, but I just wanted to point out that your username followed by your argument gave me a good chuckle.
OBJECTION!!!