Grammar hang out

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  • scottver2
    scottver2 Posts: 53 Member
    "Seen" without a possessive; "I seen it!" "Supposebly" instead of "supposedly." Too versus to appears to be quite confusing for many, too. Pronouns with no antecedent... the list goes on fo'eva.
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    dc8066 wrote: »
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    czvanut wrote: »
    "I need to eat less calories in the evening." No. You need to eat fewer calories.

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    There's a Super Target near my house, and the signs over their express lanes say "15 items or fewer." It makes me want to hug someone.

    Please 'splain'

    "Less" is used to describe that which is measured in volume. "Less water" or "less sugar."

    "Fewer" is used to describe that which is measured by number, as in a grocery store aisle; "fewer items."

    Grocery store signs referring to "less items" make me twitchy.

    Thank you)
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