A question of grammar for LT

Dear Pedantic ones,

I have a problem.
I have noticed on some pages that have lists, such as https://www.librarything.com/zeitgeist,
that one can click "show more" at the bottom of the list in order to see more items.

However, then the problem comes:
For example, on the "Most Reviewed Books" list, if you click "show more", this phrase appears at the bottom: "show less".
The meaning is obvious, but is it more or less correct to say "show fewer"?

I appreciate your superior knowledge

Yours in eternal confusion,
k4k

Edited to correct grammar.

I'd say, it depends.

It would be "show fewer books", but "show less of the list".

>1 krazy4katz: …but is it more or less correct to say…

I love the way you slipped that little gem of troll-bait in! Are you timing it to see how long before you get a bite?

>3 thorold: Ah. You are the smarter one. I hadn’t noticed — at least not consciously.

My inner grammarian sheds tears.

>5 WholeHouseLibrary: Tears of confusion or…?

I would positively say "show less" is appropriate. This option is used for things other than lists, such as explanatory notes and paragraphs giving details. The main thing about them is that they offer additional information and not that they are enumerable lists specifically. You want to see more or less of the block of information, regardless of whether it is a list of discrete items.

I like the precision of accurate usage when it comes to "less" versus "fewer," but in many instances (such as this) I would call the use of "fewer" hypercorrection, unnecessary and unidiomatic.

>6 krazy4katz: Tears of laughter? >;-)

>8 spiralsheep: Well if I can make someone laugh, my day is complete. :-)

>9 krazy4katz: :D