4 ms·

I don't think that's how it works. My understanding is that you use "fewer" for discreetly countable things (fewer tables, fewer people) and "less" for continuo

I don't think that's how it works. My understanding is that you use "fewer" for discreetly countable things (fewer tables, fewer people) and "less" for continuous things (less rice, less time). Emissions are continuous. I don't emit one emission now and another emission the next hour.

mkl 6y ago
"Less" is used for countable things too. Some time ago some people tried to make up a rule that it shouldn't be, but "less" has been used for countable things for over 1000 years. See some linguists' takes: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003775.html http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003775.h..., https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2819 https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2819