Less vs. fewer

If you think "less" is for mass nouns like "milk," and "fewer" is for count nouns like "jellybeans," you'll choose well most of the time. But you'll do better if you think of "less" as being for singular nouns and "fewer" for plural nouns. Here's the full story.

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