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Swami Jr's NFL Picks - Week 4
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01/10/2013 18:08:25
 
 
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Sports
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Football
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>Sure, as in 15 < 16 ;)
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>Actually, Mike is technically correct. When one is dealing something quantifiable, "fewer" should be used.. When one is dealing with something that's not really quantifiable, and/or you're talking about something that's relatively smaller, "less" should be used.
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>So....
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>"Because of the bye week rule, there are fewer NFL games in October weeks"
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>"I should eat less red meat that I currently eat"
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>It's understandable for people to interchange less/fewer when the context calls for "fewer", but the reverse is likely to sound awkward.
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>i.e. "because of the bye week, there are less NFL games in October weeks". Many will say that
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>but
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>" I should eat fewer red meat than I currently eat"

Or, you end up with something like "I should eat fewer red meats than I currently eat" trying to make the statement less awkward
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