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Xandra10
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Hello friends! I need help with this short paragraph and the use of less and fewer with these phrases:
Children get sun burnt more easily than the adults. Sunscreen for children should have the the highest possible sun protection filter number, not ( LESS,FEWER) than 15 and contain (LESS,FEWER) chemical ingredients than sunscreen for adults.
I �d really appreciate a quick answer! Thanks! |
9 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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not less than 15...... fewer chemical ingredients. |
9 Mar 2012
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Xandra10
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Thank you, I thought that myself but just to be on the safe side :) |
9 Mar 2012
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ksenijamrvica
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less is always uncountable, fewer goes with countable nouns... |
10 Mar 2012
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Xandra10
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Yes, of course but the noun is number which is countable so I figured that "fewer" is also possible. Furthermore, ingredients can be both countable and uncountable, so ...I thought that a native speaker would know best :)
Thanks!
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10 Mar 2012
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yanogator
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In this case, the 15 is essentially a name or identifier, rather than the count of somthing, so "less" is correct. It �s very similar to temperature, which is a number, but we use "less" with it, too.I can �t think of a situation when "ingredients" is uncountable. Bruce |
10 Mar 2012
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Xandra10
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Thank you, I �m not confused anymore. |
10 Mar 2012
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