Fewer and Shorter

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Fewer adjective - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.

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Shorter and fewer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shorter" instead an adjective "Fewer".

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Fewer and shorter are semantically related. You can use "Fewer" instead an adjective "Shorter".

The Fountainhead is significantly less extreme in its dropping of anvils because it has significantly fewer and shorter filibusters.

Source: Anvilicious / Literature
As circulation fell due to both less captivating cover models and internet piracy, the magazine got shorter and with fewer articles.

Source: Magazine Decay
Arabian horses are rather small in comparison to most of the horses traditionally used for war, and some are even born with fewer vertebrae than most horses, giving them a shorter back.

Source: Huge Rider, Tiny Mount

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