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One 'fewer person' or 'fewer persons' Tue May 23, 2006 16:07 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.

Thanks

Shane
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One fewer person or fewer persons Tue May 23, 2006 16:24 pm  One fewer person or fewer persons
 

Quote:
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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