Stuart Worthington
Stuart Worthington
@stuartjworthington.bsky.social
I'd say the people who claim/ed it was a rule based on the preference of some guy in 1770 were wrong.

www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fewe...

Sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLlv...
'Fewer' and 'Less'
We all want fewer problems and less trouble with 'fewer' and 'less'
www.merriam-webster.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Was it ever an actual rule though? 😕 Some people thought/think it was, but their reasoning seems suspect to me.

youtu.be/BccyQaNKXz8?...
Grammar rules you can stop sticking to
YouTube video by RobWords
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yes (and this time with the right link):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_v...
Fewer versus less - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Meh. Just another nutjob with a gun. 😕
January 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Wtaf? I'm liberal, but this is nuts. Some CAB, but not all, and not even most. What's wrong with you people? 😕
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
That's simply not true.
January 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Meh. 😕 Forget about that supposed rule, and you'll have one less thing to worry about.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_v...
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
No, that was me rolling my eyes at how stupid you are. 😕
November 12, 2023 at 1:39 AM
🙄
November 12, 2023 at 1:37 AM