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One 'fewer person' or 'fewer persons' #1 (permalink) Tue May 23, 2006 15:07 pm   One 'fewer person' or 'fewer persons'		  
Hello

I need to know which one of the following sentences is correct.

1- There should be one fewer person in the car.
2- There should be one fewer persons in the car.

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Shane
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One fewer person or fewer persons #2 (permalink) Tue May 23, 2006 15:24 pm   One fewer person or fewer persons		  
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1- There should be one fewer person in the car.
2- There should be one fewer persons in the car.


The second sentence is definitely not correct. A more usual way to say this, however, would be:

There should be one person less in the car.
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