In this episode, Linda takes a look at the differences between “less" and “fewer”. Enjoy the episode! <br /> <br />Linda is a German/American ITTT alumna, teaching English in South Korea. <br /> <br />Be sure to like and share this video if you find it helpful. <br /> <br /> <br />Have you ever been to the supermarket and checked out at the “10 Items or Less” register? Probably but grammatically speaking the word less is used incorrectly here. <br /> <br />You see, less is used to refer to uncountable things, while fewer describes countable things. <br /> <br />Since you are buying several items, they are countable, so you should actually be standing in line at the “10 Items or Fewer” checkout aisle. <br /> <br />Other examples of the correct usage include: <br /> <br />I have fewer coins than you. <br /> <br />You have been to fewer countries than I have. <br /> <br />There’s less water in my cup. <br /> <br />I have less money in my wallet than he does. <br /> <br />Things that are uncountable include for example: music, art, love, happiness, advice, information, news <br />furniture, luggage, rice, sugar, butter, water, electricity, gas, power, money, currency and so on. <br /> <br />Now next time you are at the supermarket, tell the store manager to change his signs and see what he says. <br /> <br /> <br />That’s it for today! See you next time!
