Illecors@lemmy.cafe to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoPeople using 'less' when they should be using 'fewer'message-squaremessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squarePeople using 'less' when they should be using 'fewer'Illecors@lemmy.cafe to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square113linkfedilink
minus-squarePipoca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoEnglish definitely has rules. It’s why you can’t say something like “girl the will boy the paid” to mean “the boy is paying the girl” and have people understand you. Less vs fewer, though, isn’t really a rule. It’s more an 18th century style guideline some people took too seriously.
English definitely has rules.
It’s why you can’t say something like “girl the will boy the paid” to mean “the boy is paying the girl” and have people understand you.
Less vs fewer, though, isn’t really a rule. It’s more an 18th century style guideline some people took too seriously.