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Oh, yes. That's true. Native speakers seem to be dropping the word fewer from the language, consistently using less instead. I hear that all the time. Does it bother me? Not really. Only slightly. CJ

CalifJim wrote:fewer hats is the correct form if you don't have the of. CJCorrect me if I'm wrong but as far as I know, native speakers do say things like "less hats". Sure it's not textbook English but neither is "My sister and me like English". A question for all native speakers:How often do...

less of the hats, yes, in that context, but less hats, no. fewer hats is the correct form if you don't have the of. In fact, in the context of partially obscuring the view, I see fewer hats and I see less of the hats mean two different things, which you seem to be quite aware of. ...

A) I see less of the hats now. B) I see fewer hats now. The first sentence refers to your vision or view and your ability to see the hats better or worse. From one position you can see all the hats while from another position you can only see a few hats. So you see more or less of the hats...

Can less ever be paired with a plural such as hats? If, for example, you are watching a theatrical performance in which the actors are wearing spectacular hats, and suddenly, in the middle of the performance, the curtain comes down part of the way, obscuring some of all of the performers' hats. ...

Forbes wrote: A word about classifiers. I looked up "classifier" in my dictionary (a very good one) and it does not define it! I turned to dictionary.com and found the following definition: A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts, such as counting, that...

A word about classifiers. I looked up "classifier" in my dictionary (a very good one) and it does not define it! I turned to dictionary.com and found the following definition: A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts, such as counting, that indicates the semantic class...

Soulwhisper wrote: first of all....hi am a new member here from saudi arabia...and am taking morphology...and i have few questions need answers . first what can we consider the word..writings..in the sentence HIS WRITINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN ...is it right to say its containing lexical...

Could somebody read through the questions and my answers and tell me, whether there are correct and if necessary correct them for me. Thanks State the word class and briefly explain the reasons for this classification. 1. The noise annoyed me. annoyed: Verb, because it is the second element of...

Hi, this is just a cut & paste job from various internet resources: 1 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 2 The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar 3 Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 4 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (7 parts) 5 Pocket Fowler's Modern...