• OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    From Grammerly:

    It is also customary to use less with regard to time, even though we can count time in seconds, minutes, hours, and so on.

    Example:

    Ethan has been at his job for less than five years.

    I wish I could spend less time on household chores.

    Yet, depending on how general or specific your reference to time is, it may require the use of fewer.

    Example:

    I wish I could spend fewer hours on household chores and more on watching television.


    Both less and fewer are perfectly acceptable in this context.

    • TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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      3 days ago

      I’m late to the party, but I just wanted to point out that your username followed by your argument gave me a good chuckle.

      OBJECTION!!!