On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:12:32PM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Hi
# yum info gnote
"Gnote is a desktop note-taking application which is simple and easy to use. It lets you organize your notes intelligently by allowing you to easily link ideas together with Wiki style interconnects. It is a port of Tomboy to C++ and consumes less resources."
Should I have used fewer instead?
The rule for "less" versus "fewer" in English is:
* If you can count the following noun, use "fewer." Typically plural nouns will use "fewer."
* If you can't count the noun, use "less." Typically singular nouns, or nouns of indefinite quantity, will use "less."
Examples:
* I have a lot less time than I used to have.
* There seem to be fewer spare hours in each day.
Although the *idea* of resources in your sentence is sort of hazy and general, which would point to "less," the fact is that it's a plural noun and in the strict sense, "fewer" is correct.