“One fewer” or “one less?” – A definitive answer

Danny — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:58 +0000

“One fewer person” or “one less person”? It’s one of those nagging questions you only come across rarely. I did, when I had to translate a line from Dutch for my previous article. It went: “Een cadeautje minder, een friend meer” or (literally) “one fewer/less present, one friend more”.

My head says “one fewer [...]

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“One fewer” or “one less?” – A definitive answer