responsibility is countable or uncountable ?
"less responsibilities " is an expression I saw in a text. As I remember, less is before an uncountable noun. why not "fewer responsibilities" here ?

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Question

responsibility is countable or uncountable ?
"less responsibilities " is an expression I saw in a text. As I remember, less is before an uncountable noun. why not "fewer responsibilities" here ?

Thanks

Answer

"Fewer responsibilities" is correct.  The sentence you read is wrong.
If you use 'responsibility', it is considered a quality and is therefore uncountable.
"This job has less responsibility."
"Responsibilities", however, is considered countable, because it is assumed that you could list them individually.
"This job has fewer responsibilities."

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I have SIX LESS EGGS than I had before, because I made an omelet. (12 - 6 = 6)
I have TWO LESS RESPONSIBILITIES than I had before, because the brother and sister went home with their mother. (8 - 2 = 6)

But the intended meaning of "less" here is similar to "subtract" or "minus" as you would use in a mathematical operation.

On a grammar test where they are testing your knowledge of count and noncount nouns, choose "fewer responsibilities" for the reasons FDMAXEY explained above.

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