Re: less/fewer

Peter Moylan <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Stephen Calder wrote:

But "one less thing" is a stock phrase and anyway "fewer" is dropping
out of the language.

Which is strange, because "cess" is dropping out of the language as
"sewer" becomes more common.

Wonderful!

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