• @[email protected]
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    198 months ago

    “Less” is usually for non-countable objects, while “fewer” is for countable.

    “Less slime” vs. “Fewer bees”

    • @[email protected]
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      128 months ago

      The comparison in this case is operating on the word half, not on the subject of the sentence:

      Only half want to get married, even less [than half] want kids.

      • @fireweed
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        118 months ago

        It could actually go either way, based on the title:

        Only half of South Koreans willing to marry; even less [than half] want kids

        Or

        Only half of South Koreans willing to marry; even fewer [South Koreans] want kids

        I’m inclined to lean toward the second. “Even less than half” sounds a lot clunkier than “even fewer South Koreans,” so it’s not surprising other readers assumed the latter.

    • @Zippy
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      18 months ago

      TIL. Mildly interesting. Now I know fewer less knowledge.