[Gllug] ``Confidential`` .sigs

Richard Turner richard at zygous.co.uk
Sun Dec 5 14:21:08 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 14:15 +0000, t.clarke wrote:
> RE: 10 ITEM OR FEWER
> 
> I am sure the Marks and Sparks food checkout area at Bluewater has two
> checkouts marked '5 items only' or '5 items'  with no mention of 'less or
> fewer'.  The cashiers never see the joke when I say 'sorry - only have two
> items'!
> 

Wouldn't it be nice to think that's because they hear it so often?  It's
more likely to be because only pedants like us take any notice! :)

Cheers,

Richard.
-- 
"Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning..."

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