> > ** Editorial: > > -- Section 1. Editorial. s/fewer data/less data/ > > [ML] I was suggested by a mother tongue to replace "less data" with > "fewer data" before WGLC . After a further check on the web, it seems > that "less" fits better for massive data.
Indeed. The rule is that we use "fewer" with countable items and "less" with things that aren't counted. "Fewer coins", but "less money", because we might have three coins, but we can't have three monies. "Data" isn't countable, so "less" is correct. Barry _______________________________________________ regext mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/regext
