[Gllug] ``Confidential`` .sigs

[Richard Turner]

On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 11:55 +0000, Nix wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Dec 2004, Richard Turner stated:
> > On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 13:59 +0000, David Damerell wrote:
> >> Consider that similar supermarket dimwits eventually replaced "10
> >> items or less" with "10 items only".
> >> 
> > Is the word "fewer" really so difficult to understand?!
> 
> `Less' and `fewer' are synonyms in that context, except that `fewer' is
> clumsier without rephrasing as the slightly bizarre `Fewer than 11
> items', which also doesn't carry the implication that 10 is most
> probable.
> 
"Ten items or fewer" - I'm sure I've seen that in M&S, so at least they
have it right.  See http://www.gcse.com/english/less.htm

Cheers,

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

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