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in this case use fewer instead of less #34

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@tomgp tomgp commented Sep 22, 2021

I suggest "Update your workload distribution and compute resources so that you use fewer resources at a higher utilization."

Using "fewer" instead of "less" is particularly important here as "resources" can refer to either countable or uncountable things.

As "resources" here refers to countable things such as servers or virtual machines rather than uncountable resources such as energy or carbon "fewer" the better choice.

reference: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/fewer-vs-less

I suggest "Update your workload distribution and compute resources so that you use __fewer__ resources at a higher utilization."

Using "fewer" instead of "less" is particularly important here as "resources" can refer to either countable or uncountable things.

As "resources" here refers to countable things such as servers or virtual machines rather than uncountable resources such as energy or carbon "fewer" the better choice.

reference: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/fewer-vs-less
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