English grammar rule Fewer less

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Jimmy has less items.

Fewer is a quantifier used with countable nouns.

Less is a quantifier for uncountable, mass nouns.

Examples of 'Fewer less' rule

Incorrect	Jimmy has less clothes than Mark
Correct	Jimmy has fewer clothes than Mark.
Incorrect	I ate fewer oatmeal.
Correct	I ate less oatmeal.

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