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  1. 27-Jun-2011, 19:45 #1
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    Default 'less cookies' or 'fewer cookies' ?

    1. I should eat less cookies

    2. I should eat fewer cookies.


    Which is correct?
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    Default Re: 'less cookies' or 'fewer cookies' ?

    Fewer. If you can count them, use "fewer." If it is uncountable, use "less."
  3. 27-Jun-2011, 20:33 #3
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    Default Re: 'less cookies' or 'fewer cookies' ?

    Could you say, "I should eat cookies less"?
  4. 27-Jun-2011, 20:35 #4
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    Default Re: 'less cookies' or 'fewer cookies' ?

    Yes. As in "less often."
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