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Old 03-02-2012, 11:45 AM   #12
Spexxvet
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Originally Posted by BigV View Post
while we're on the subject of TEN.

Please help me with this one.

"The handle saver cost less than ten dollars."

or

"The handle saver cost fewer than ten dollars."

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Honestly, when I have a puzzle like this I prefer to change the structure to be less ambiguous. "The price of the handle saver was under ten dollars."
If you can count them, it's fewer, if not, it's less.

Fewer dollars
Less water
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