When will folks ever learn the “less-on”?? The “less vs. fewer” debate rages on. Case in point:
Citi is running a promo. It starts out fine, but quickly grates on grammarians with the phrase …
“Less trees being cut down …”
OK, everybody repeat after us …
I will use “less” for amounts that cannot be counted as discrete items, such as water, sunshine, and money.
I will use “fewer” for numbers of items that can be counted as discrete items, such as drops of water, rays of sunshine, dollar bills, and … of course, trees!
Get it? Got it. Good!
See also our previous post: Limit less …
