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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by duncan_bayne on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:44AM (#15457257)
I was going to reply "fewer inches!" but then I realised that inches are (at least in principle) not discrete; half an inch is a perfectly reasonable measurement.

Anyone here know which of "less inches" or "fewer inches" is grammatically correct?

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by skj on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:18AM (#15457408)
"fewer" is for things you can count.

Less length, but fewer inches.

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