Fewer. Less. Even my wife, whose grammar is typically impeccable, uses the wrong one sometimes. MizzaReed posted this article about common grammar mistakes which... allegedly... aren't actually mistakes. Well, lucky for you I'm here to correct them... your mistakes (don't look so appalled... I read your comments on FB) and the idiot who wrote the article. Hey bozo, I'm reasonable and, rather than cry, I'd like to punch you in the face (#5)... literally (#1).
What's the difference, you ask. To not ask would be rude (#3). 'Fewer' is used when referring to something quantitative; that is, a number of something. If you can count individual items of a thing, use 'fewer'. 'Less' refers to something qualitative. For a slightly repetitive example, one could posit that people who end sentences with prepositions have less intelligence and fewer IQ points than the average person (#5). See? Not so hard.
Bonus lesson: When someone asks "How are you?", it's shorthand for "How are you doing?" (#2). You know, a verb. Were you to reply, "I'm good!"... A) I may smack you, and B) 'good' is one of those adjectives, which describe nouns. You might as well answer "My orange tastes great!"... when someone asks you how your apple tastes.
You're welcome.
~NCMSW?
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