Complete the grammar-obsessed supervillain's monologue at the grocery store.

"You fool! You have ten items in the express lane! You should have brought ___ items, which would have caused me ___ stress!"

The correct answer is fewer / less.

Use fewer for plural nouns you can count individually (like items, apples, or henchmen).

Use less for uncountable, mass, or abstract nouns (like stress, water, or evil).

Note: You'll often see "10 items or less" signs in supermarkets, but grammatically speaking, it really should be "10 items or fewer"!