>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"

I get mildly aggravated by "less" when it should be "fewer," but "amount" when it should be "number" really bugs me.

Tamar