@@Sarcasm_Arc last year my teacher didn’t care at all and we were just chilling and messing around all year but he would still give us A’s even though we did literally nothing all year
Salutations @@neuralink7018, it appears that you also do not follow the rules of grammar in a UA-cam comment section, and for that I will call you a certified hypocritical dumbass. When will you people learn that it’s okay to make mistakes on a fucking UA-cam comment section. - A Bilingual who is sick of these types of comments.
Less sand on the beach Fewer grains of sand Because in the first example, the sand is referred to as a single unit, meanwhile when talking about the grains you're talking about the individual grains
Less sand on the beach Fewer grains of sand Less grains of sand Because "less" can be used for both countable and uncountable nouns, while "fewer" is strictly for countable nouns. The notion that "less" should only be used for uncountable nouns is based in prescriptivism and does not reflect how the word is and has been used since Old English or even further back. It's simply wrong.
here are some easy… idk…: instead of excited use thrilled or eager. instead of nervous use apprehensive. instead of scared use terrified. instead of “easy to talk to” use affable. make sure to use: first/first and foremost second/secondly third fourth fifth… lastly/finally/concluding however on the other hand in addition to make sure to be descriptive when needed!
"Fewer" rather than "less" is not when it is quantifiable (both are used when quantifiable). "Fewer" is for when a quantity is countable and "less" is for when it isn't.
You mean a video that spreads prescriptivist lies about the English language? "They have less M&Ms than me" and "They have fewer M&Ms than me" are both equally correct. The "rule" this video spreads is just wrong and based on nothing at all.
@@PizzaBombz 1. It's been used like this since Old English 2. Language has no rules that are set in stone, and no authority regulating it (especially for English) 3. It is irrelevant what some grammarians think should be correct. What matters is the way that a language is actually spoken in. And the fact of the matter is: Whether you want it or not, a lot of people _are_ commonly using "less" for both count and mass nouns.
An other example to ✨help out✨ “I have fewer~candy” “Go learn a less~stressful way to make money” ~fewer~ is used when we’re talking about the amount/quantity. ~Less~ is used when we’re not talking about the quantity. ✨Hope this helped✨ (correct me if I’m wrong) :)
English is my second language and when I saw this video first, I was like "what? Native speakers don't know these rules? We've been learning this since 6th grade!" and now I'm 9th grade. We still have this topic in our yearly schedule.
Great tip! I would elaborate and say this: If you don’t need to add a unit (one computer, two computers) it’s quantifiable. If you need to add a unit (one *bottle* of water, two bottles of water) it’s not quantifiable. The same is true for using number vs amount. An amount of something is when you need a unit (unquantifiable) and a number of something is when you don’t need one (quantifiable)
For those who don't understand it. Use "less" when something is uncountable (for example: I get less money than John.) And use "fewer" when something is countable (for example: There are fewer students in my class than last year.) [Sorry if It wasn't 100% correct, I tried my best]
If you don't know what quantifiable means, it means something that can be easily measured or is possible and easy to count by an individual human. Something that isn't considered quantifiable is hair, dust, atoms, lava, and water. Some of these can be typically measured in units along with hair dust and lava, but they're difficult to quantify because they are highly variable in size and composition. Additionally, hair and dust are likely or often measured qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Even if you tried to count or another individual tried to count hair, it would likely be an approximation.
I learned more grammar in one minute than I learned the whole school year. I don't understand the explanations of my teacher and you were really helpful, thank you!
Thanks bro with dyslexia and discalcular I always get confused and can’t remember many things I wrote this down and keep it at school all the time thanks bro ✌🏻
*it's a decent NUMBER
(I made the same mistake...)
Yeah i still dont understand lmao
You fell for your own trick
It’s just like the words much vs many you say many for a quantifiable amount
@@QWuad fewer is used for countable, less is used for uncountable, obviously 🙄
@@wwatesse Well I'm sorry? Did i dissapoint you for me not being to understand single english? Because its not my native language.
"Im sorry, but you lost a few points on this essay."
*Literally gets an F*
*Unfortunately for you, my grade is shit either way*
bro if i even got near an F id be dead
yooo cuber
Bro my teach literally let me just pass
And i barely even did school stuffs
@@Sarcasm_Arc last year my teacher didn’t care at all and we were just chilling and messing around all year but he would still give us A’s even though we did literally nothing all year
"less confident"
"Fewer friends"
"No luck"
😔😔💀
💀
"No bitches"
@@J-J_- who needs bitches when you got homies
Okay but this shouldn't be as relatable as it is 😭😭💀💀
"Does he have less m&ms, or fewer m&ms?"
One.
lol
Right😂
Wat r u sayin man 😂😂😂
"you're super excited to do homework"
we're not in first class 💀
Exactly what I’m saying
Grade*
@Lidushik we call it different things in other countries
@@lidushik1138 sorry for being late but that's what we call it in my country
@@lidushik1138 not everyone is american over here in england we call them years lol
"Your super excited to do homework"
**confused screaming**
the irony of using the wrong you're on a video about grammar mistakes (seriously, when will people learn grammar past a middle school level)
Salutations @@neuralink7018, it appears that you also do not follow the rules of grammar in a UA-cam comment section, and for that I will call you a certified hypocritical dumbass. When will you people learn that it’s okay to make mistakes on a fucking UA-cam comment section.
- A Bilingual who is sick of these types of comments.
@@neuralink7018 does it matter to use above middle school grammar on a UA-cam comment 💀
@Yenui Plays you didn't use a period
@@neuralink7018 ? no he didnt?
"i give you m&ms-"
*Eats*
lol
.*
@@FortnitesFourth -*
Gohar: "I'm sorry, but you lost a few points"
Me:*glares*
"How the heck"
Less sand on the beach
Fewer grains of sand
Because in the first example, the sand is referred to as a single unit, meanwhile when talking about the grains you're talking about the individual grains
& I think you should make this grammar type of video.
Good example
Nice
Less sand on the beach
Fewer grains of sand
Less grains of sand
Because "less" can be used for both countable and uncountable nouns, while "fewer" is strictly for countable nouns. The notion that "less" should only be used for uncountable nouns is based in prescriptivism and does not reflect how the word is and has been used since Old English or even further back. It's simply wrong.
No it's because you can count the number of grains but can't "count the number of sand"
"chilling and watching netflix" 🤨📸
edit: why are so many people in the replies saying that this comment makes no sense? bro go on yt kids
Can you fucking not ruin the fun?
i didnt know it meant that until like last year 💀
💀💀💀
I don’t get it
@@game-clips4829 back in the day Netflix and chilli meant 👉👌
“Take these m&m’s”
Y’know last time m&m’s were involved with my tests they never lasted long
I’ve never had m&m’s before, how do those tastes ?
@@CheardDaCuberthey have chocolate inside
@@CheardDaCubersame🤔
@@CheardDaCuber I remember my childhood friend giving me a peanut one once, tasted pretty good. I need to hunt the stores for M&M’s some day.
here are some easy… idk…:
instead of excited use thrilled or eager.
instead of nervous use apprehensive.
instead of scared use terrified.
instead of “easy to talk to” use affable.
make sure to use:
first/first and foremost
second/secondly
third
fourth
fifth…
lastly/finally/concluding
however
on the other hand
in addition to
make sure to be descriptive when needed!
LMAOO YOU JUST REMINDED ME I HAVE A NARRATIVE ESSAY
Update: I finish like 30 minutes ago
And how did it go?
@@roejogan2693 finished in 20 minutes it was a narrative writing about being in the mayflower lol relatively a lot of creativity allowed
@@Michelle-is9up oh that can be fun at times
Well done
Have you finished that essay yet?
Yes, just a “few” points
Fewer is more formal while Less is informal
Yea
Bro it's simple..... 'fewer' for countable things and 'less' for uncountable ones
*super excited to do homework*
dude must be living in a parallel universe
He is not a human.
@@vivanillah07 In every universe everyone hate homework.
@@waytogo_roblox frfr
Who in the right mind is super excited to do homework
Maybe they want extra practice for the next exam. I mean it’s like studying.
agree i have the motivation to do it but not the excitement i just want it to get over with
My esteemed digital compatriots, I am utterly enraptured by the sheer brilliance of this audiovisual masterpiece.
k how did this man just teach me an english lesson my whole class couldn’t understand the whole year-
UA-cam > School
I mean… this really shouldn’t be a challenge for anyone that is high school age and English is their native language
It's been taught in school many many times for us non natives too
It's likely more of a challenge for native speakers because this rule no longer exists in common vernacular
Thats like the first thing i was told when learning english as a non native
@@nathanb011 this rule never existed in common vernacular. It was a single grammarian's personal preference, not a prescriptive order.
"Fewer" rather than "less" is not when it is quantifiable (both are used when quantifiable). "Fewer" is for when a quantity is countable and "less" is for when it isn't.
Here’s a tip: don’t torture students with essays.
I'd literally do an essay over a test or quiz over any day
@@The_GuyWhoAsked4why
@@Georgia_Sakartvelo I have good English and a vast knowledge of wording
@@Georgia_Sakartveloit's easier
@@The_GuyWhoAsked4over a math test is understandable
The English teacher is basically the *grammar police*
Let’s say your excited to do homework
Officer arrest this man
im not a first grader but i sometimes get excited for homework depends on it
@@b4kkl3ef98same
When Walter white said “ say my name “ , I felt chills down my wrist
I couldn’t care fewer
I am so confused as to why this is here. I'm watching Breaking Bad currently and love it and all, but why here?
@@shinobix4925 because Walter white
Your goddamn right
@@shinobix4925 Because Walter White was in the "It's Morbin Time" universe, and is therefore quantifiable, pretty simple logic really.
This man is a teacher at this point
Bro you’re so smart I never knew the difference between fewer and less
That doesn’t quite work with math since “less than” or “greater than” is actually used to describe the situation.
He's talking about English essays, not math
What does math have to do with this????
For both of y'all, the Ela rule is arbitrary and it would make more sense to have consistency between the subjects.
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Im getting ready for Senior Highschool I hope this channel helps me hahaha.Thanks for all your videos. You're my guide.
Simple, easy to understand, concrete examples. Good job!
gohar isnt just a guide on school, but also a grammar teacher
“I’m sorry but you lost a few points on this essay”
The essay: 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
bro what do u think he would actually write real questions? 💀
he's not gonna waste time for that shit
Doctor's handwriting be like:
@@xelinxbb7290 there is this thing called a printer and lorem ipsum
I Like Turtles
This is why I love this channel, I did not know this
Thanks bro I needed this for my test
This guy is better than my english teacher
My man is literally giving us grammar lessons
Few is opposite of Many
Less is opposite of More
Big difference
The way I remember this is:
We always say less water, not few water. Water is uncountable, so less is for uncountable and few is for countable
"Your friend just wants to chill and watch Netflix."
🤨📸
Finally, a video that attempts to stabilize the human race. We need much more of these videos.
Yes it was intensional
Intentional*
:)
More like clear up confusion about the fact THAT I’VE BEEN LIED TO I WAS TOLD THEY WERE THE SAME THING😭😭😭😭
You mean a video that spreads prescriptivist lies about the English language? "They have less M&Ms than me" and "They have fewer M&Ms than me" are both equally correct. The "rule" this video spreads is just wrong and based on nothing at all.
@@ellies_silly_zoo No, it's actually a legitimate English rule, many sources show it
@@PizzaBombz 1. It's been used like this since Old English
2. Language has no rules that are set in stone, and no authority regulating it (especially for English)
3. It is irrelevant what some grammarians think should be correct. What matters is the way that a language is actually spoken in. And the fact of the matter is: Whether you want it or not, a lot of people _are_ commonly using "less" for both count and mass nouns.
I could’ve used this yesterday when I was doing my 3 essays for freshman year
An other example to ✨help out✨
“I have fewer~candy”
“Go learn a less~stressful way to make money”
~fewer~ is used when we’re talking about the amount/quantity.
~Less~ is used when we’re not talking about the quantity.
✨Hope this helped✨
(correct me if I’m wrong)
:)
Amount is not quantity. Fewer refers to quantity and less refers to amount.
Stannis Baratheon approves this video
"you lost a FEW points on this essay"
"Look! I got an f , but i only lost a few points!"
This is actually helpful
Thanks I hope these help me out with just starting high school
“Your friend would much rather “chill” and just watch Netflix.”
….who’s gonna tell him..?
I think he knows
"When he said Chilling and Watching Netflix"
"It Really ment Netflix and chill"
How to speedrun to get kicked from the friend group :
Gohar : "it's a decent amount"
Nick : "it's average"
I have dyslexia I already lost points for my spelling, still got a good grade though so it all good ✨
"your excited to do homework"
That statement is a *lie*
*Chat GPT: let me introduce my self*
“Super excited to do homework”
*Impossible.*
The waffle House found a new host
English is my second language and when I saw this video first, I was like "what? Native speakers don't know these rules? We've been learning this since 6th grade!" and now I'm 9th grade. We still have this topic in our yearly schedule.
They doesn't know?
What the heck? I thought you knew how to express yourself in proper english.
@@poisonouspotato1 thanks for telling me
I also learned something similar when my brother started pointing out how I’d often switch up “so much” and “so many”.
Thanks for your time and help
"Fewer friends"
"Less happiness"💀🙏
No Gohar, I’m just horrible at open ended comprehension
Basically, if you can count it, use fewer. If you can't count it, use less.
Problem is, I don't remember ever making this kinda mistake on a test tho
PERFECT JUST AFTER MY ENGLISH EXAM!😊
Great tip! I would elaborate and say this:
If you don’t need to add a unit (one computer, two computers) it’s quantifiable.
If you need to add a unit (one *bottle* of water, two bottles of water) it’s not quantifiable.
The same is true for using number vs amount. An amount of something is when you need a unit (unquantifiable) and a number of something is when you don’t need one (quantifiable)
"Don't take my m&ms >:( "
It feels like *most* grammar rules are just second nature; you don’t think about it when writing
Fewer is for countable less is for uncountable
I like how the text perfectly wraps around the F
"I got *less* points for this mistake lol."
The way I remember it is: Less stuff, fewer things.
Dang he got an F by losing some points
You should talk about the difference of “your” and “you’re”
I never even noticed this, thank you
Dude it’s the weekend
They literally pressed F for him 💀
Wow that's such a useful tip for someone like me who is a non-native speaker!
For those who don't understand it.
Use "less" when something is uncountable (for example: I get less money than John.)
And use "fewer" when something is countable (for example: There are fewer students in my class than last year.)
[Sorry if It wasn't 100% correct, I tried my best]
"I'm sorry but you lost a less points on this essay. You're just a few bit rusty on your grammar."
The way the Lays are so close to the laptop is giving me stress
No you use fewer when it's discrete, and less when it's not...
Supet excited to do homework got the whole squad laughing
Thank for your videos. You have helped me a lot.
None, im not giving him my m&ms.
If you don't know what quantifiable means, it means something that can be easily measured or is possible and easy to count by an individual human. Something that isn't considered quantifiable is hair, dust, atoms, lava, and water. Some of these can be typically measured in units along with hair dust and lava, but they're difficult to quantify because they are highly variable in size and composition. Additionally, hair and dust are likely or often measured qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Even if you tried to count or another individual tried to count hair, it would likely be an approximation.
I learned more grammar in one minute than I learned the whole school year. I don't understand the explanations of my teacher and you were really helpful, thank you!
YEA I STILL FORGET THIS 💀
now your friend comes along and asks for some too..
*gives one and eats the rest*
My dad has reminded me of this rule so many times I end up correcting myself and others it's crazy
Id honestly give my friend as much m&ms as they want
Thanks bro with dyslexia and discalcular I always get confused and can’t remember many things I wrote this down and keep it at school all the time thanks bro ✌🏻
Easier. Use Fewer when it is Countable and less when it is Uncountable.
I’m obsessed with this channel wtf
I swear, if I ever get an english teacher like this then Im suing my school.
I swear If I get an English teacher that teaches me properly I'm gonna sue the school
Don’t forget “further” vs “farther”
Now let’s say ur super excited to do homework 💀
*intense panic*
I didn't even understand a word he said except the m&ms
I like how you said "M&M's" on a grammar mistake video.
Nope no learning in summer
Naughty naughty