pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.ca · 3 months agoBut who's counting?img-9gag-fun.9cache.comimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down16
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minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoIt is absolutely a strict rule and Merriam Webster can fuck right off.
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoAn entire Wikipedia page exists on this due to the evolution of use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_versus_less Even Tesco avoided using “fewer” to keep from getting stuck in this debate. The rule may have been codified in the 1700s, but plenty of linguistic shifts have occurred since then.
It is absolutely a strict rule and Merriam Webster can fuck right off.
An entire Wikipedia page exists on this due to the evolution of use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_versus_less
Even Tesco avoided using “fewer” to keep from getting stuck in this debate.
The rule may have been codified in the 1700s, but plenty of linguistic shifts have occurred since then.