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Tories 'could be reduced to less than 100 seats for first time in 345 years' (www.mirror.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

less than 100 seats

Fewer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stannis, can it truly be you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately it’s only Alastair Campbell

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Uhh... Isn't that what less than means?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. In simple terms, you use 'fewer' for things you can count, and 'less' for things you can't. For example, the Tories could win fewer than 100 seats, which would mean they would have less political influence than before.

The key thing is whether you can count it or not. If you remember that simple rule, you will make fewer grammatical mistakes and you will be less wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Interesting that we call the mathematical sign '<' a less than sign then. Maybe it has a more technical term than 'less than'.