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paok1970
 
Reply Fri 7 Jul, 2017 12:15 am
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) Women’s chances to climb the career ladder have always been LESS than men’s.

2) Women’s chances to climb the career ladder have always been FEWER than men’s.

Thank you.
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perennialloner
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jul, 2017 09:56 am
@paok1970,
I think it's 2, because the word you use should correspond with chances, which is plural. Use less with non-countable nouns such as significance, importance, and money.

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Reply Fri 7 Jul, 2017 11:12 am
@paok1970,
I agree: FEWER. "Fewer chances" since you can conceivably count the number of chances.
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camlok
 
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Reply Sat 8 Jul, 2017 02:28 pm
@perennialloner,
That is an old wives tale, a canard, a falsehood, a bubbe maise, a ..., P.
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Reply Sat 8 Jul, 2017 03:15 pm
@camlok,
Really? So it could be less?
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Reply Sat 8 Jul, 2017 09:25 pm
@perennialloner,
Absolutely!
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