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Fewer vs less.

by sumitkhurana » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:12 am
There are fewer than 1000 species if frog left in the amazon river basin.

The number of species of frog left in the river basin is less than 1000.

Question - As per princeton, both these sentences are correct. Why can't we use less in the first sentence and fewer in the second.
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by scoobydooby » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:18 am
fewer: countable and less: non countable

fewer than 1000 species: one can count the species 10/500 ... or so many species. so fewer


number of species of frog left in the river basin is less than 1000: number is a singular concept. so less. (like 5 is less than 10 etc)
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