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Re: Short Trains?

Posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Apr 17 23:18:39 2009, in response to Re: Short Trains?, posted by 67th Avenue on Wed Apr 15 12:12:37 2009.

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...Less riders...

Hate to be acting the part of a grammar cop, but the correct word to use here is fewer.

Use fewer with countable nouns. There are fewer riders on this train.
Use less with non-countable nouns. The express train takes less time to travel from 59th Street to 125th Street.

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