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Something that is continuous (power, water, money) use "less". Something you can count, use "fewer". No similar construct in the other direction. You say "mor
by kabdib 11y ago
Something that is continuous (power, water, money) use "less".
Something you can count, use "fewer".
No similar construct in the other direction. You say "more" of anything. English, feh! :-)
- StavrosK 11y agoI prefer "manier". "Women are bearing manier children". "More children" sounds like it's a matter of degree, like their children now contain 120% more child.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoSeriously, or are you just messing with us here? Because I don't recall having ever seen or heard "manier" used like that or "more" being interpreted only in continuous sense.
- StavrosK 11y agoIt's my invention, now I just have to get manier people to use it!
- bobbles 11y agoIt's really hard to read 'manier' without thinking 'more manly'.