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Old 09-11-2016, 11:19 AM   #94
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
Sorry, I don't see what I did wrong there...

The Kobo has more layout options than the Kindle, so the Kindle has less layout options than the Kobo...

But that has nothing to do with the issue on hand!

On the other hand, most people don't even see the distinction between Kindle and Kobo. Over here, it's mostly Kobo's that are sold, so people will less likely call an ereader a Kindle than in the US.
Don't worry about it. The word "more" has two opposites, not one. They are "less" and "fewer".

"Fewer" is applied only to countable things; "less" to everything else.

So I can say "I have fewer children than you" but "less money than you". But plenty of native speakers don't use "fewer" and use "less" every time.
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