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minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 days agoFrom Grammerly: It is also customary to use less with regard to time, even though we can count time in seconds, minutes, hours, and so on. Example: Ethan has been at his job for less than five years. I wish I could spend less time on household chores. Yet, depending on how general or specific your reference to time is, it may require the use of fewer. Example: I wish I could spend fewer hours on household chores and more on watching television. Both less and fewer are perfectly acceptable in this context.
From Grammerly:
It is also customary to use less with regard to time, even though we can count time in seconds, minutes, hours, and so on.
Example:
Ethan has been at his job for less than five years.
I wish I could spend less time on household chores.
Yet, depending on how general or specific your reference to time is, it may require the use of fewer.
Example:
I wish I could spend fewer hours on household chores and more on watching television.
Both less and fewer are perfectly acceptable in this context.