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Originally Posted by Argos
I assure you nobody could tell that [judging by your writing]. Kudos.
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I could. A native speaker would
never write something like, "I am not a native speaker."
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Originally Posted by Gillianren
The mnemonic (which would lose its heritage in simplified spelling!) that I use is "less money, fewer dollars." In other words, if you can quantify it, it's "fewer"; if you can't, it's "less." "Less filling" is right; "less calories" is wrong.
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Yup, which is why those signs in the grocery stores that say, "Express Lane - 12 Items or Less" are grammatically incorrect. "12 Items or
Fewer," thank you very much.
