"More or less"

Translation: Mer eller mindre

[Kreilyn]

Difference between fler and mer, is there any one?

[Zmrzlina]

Generally, you'll use fler for number and mer for amount.

[jarrettph]

So fler does not work here?

[Zmrzlina]

That's correct. This sentence is more or less a fixed expression.

[Kreilyn]

Thank you teacher..!

[Jack_Boulet]

For anyone wondering, the reason you can't say "fler" here is because the sentence sets up opposites: more or LESS. If it had said FEWER, then fler would be preferred, because fler is used for countables, just like fewer.

[RaptorsOnBikes]

Does this have the same meaning as in English? Similar to "basically, yes"?

[Zmrzlina]

Yes.

[mokane3562]

When I say this in English it comes out as mooreless almost all of the time. Assuming Swedish does the same thing, how does it come out in conversational speech?

[friswing]

No big difference actually, I think the DL voice says it as it sounds. Weekest is the "r" ending elle(-r)