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Rule "fewer with countable nouns (less)"

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Description:	fewer with countable nouns (less)
Message:	Did you mean fewer? The noun "\2" is countable.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-fewer-less/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cfewer%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He has less items Correction suggestion: fewer Companies will need way less employees to create the same output. Correction suggestion: fewer
Correct sentences for comparison:	He has fewer items. He has fewer large items. Present-day students are more or less religious. These are more or less plants. 85% less bananas What the country needs is less taxes rather than more expenses. Revenue less expenses Everyone more or less likes showing off in public. There are more or less the same number of items in each of the boxes.
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ID:	FEWER_LESS [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)

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