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2024-07-05 20:20:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CB8A445B85469DE3597E136A5AD579F64DA34E810F9963A6884DEFEFB47C1844
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Original Note:
"Less than a handful" is grammatically correct. "Fewer" describes a number among items that can be counted. "Less" is used to refer to lower quantity among something that's measured. "Handful" is a measurement. E.g. "I walked fewer than 1000 steps, which was less than a mile." https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fewer-vs-less#:~:text=There's%20a%20commonly%20repeated%20rule,%22%20and%20%22less%20effort.%22
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