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"Fewer of you" or "Less of you" [Countable vs Uncountable]

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"Fewer of you" or "Less of you" [Countable vs Uncountable] [#permalink] New post   16 Feb 2021, 14:47
After studying verbal for a few months, this meme has confused me a little.



From what I understand, "fewer" is used with countable nouns and "less" is used with uncountable nouns. So, is "you" countable? What am I missing here? One you, Two you, Three you, doesn't make sense in my head. On the other hand (at least in my head), "of you" seems to be countable One of you, two of you, three of you.....

If this phrase was included in a SC problem, I would eliminate "less people" not because of a countable/uncountable error, but rather a meaning issue ("less of you" could mean that someone is missing an arm or leg)
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Re: "Fewer of you" or "Less of you" [Countable vs Uncountable] [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2021, 04:53
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Here 'you' refers to 'people' , and people are countable. Don't think of it as 'two you'. 'Two of you' means 'two of you people'.

'Less people' is a clear countable/uncountable error. I would not class it as a meaning issue.

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"Fewer of you" or "Less of you" [Countable vs Uncountable] [#permalink] New post   24 Feb 2021, 14:46
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Might be good to stick with Official SCs. Daresay it's fine to suppose "Fewer of you" is better than "Less of you", but on the SC even "I'd expected..." is a little suspect!
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Re: "Fewer of you" or "Less of you" [Countable vs Uncountable] [#permalink] New post   24 Feb 2021, 14:58
OnlineTutorKnight wrote:
Might be good to stick with Official SCs. Daresay it's fine to suppose "Fewer of you" is better than "Less of you", but on the SC even "I'd expected..." is a little suspect!


Haha oh I wish I could study GMAT with memes!
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