The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 10 months ago/r/theoryofreddit post asking why reddit seems deadlemmy.worldimagemessage-square293fedilinkarrow-up11.27K
arrow-up11.27Kimage/r/theoryofreddit post asking why reddit seems deadlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square293fedilink
minus-squarecurrent@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agosorry buddy but you’re wrong the notion of “correct” and “incorrect” made up language is silly
minus-squarecorymbia@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months ago‘Less’ is for stuff that isn’t individually countable, like milk, or bulk rice. ‘Fewer’ is for things that one could count individually; glasses of milk, or grains of rice. It’s ok to use language accurately. Don’t be afraid.
minus-square5in1k@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoDeterminer less Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser. [from 11th c.] A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.] No less than eight pints of beer.
sorry buddy but you’re wrong
the notion of “correct” and “incorrect” made up language is silly
‘Less’ is for stuff that isn’t individually countable, like milk, or bulk rice. ‘Fewer’ is for things that one could count individually; glasses of milk, or grains of rice.
It’s ok to use language accurately. Don’t be afraid.
Determiner
less
Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser. [from 11th c.]
A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.] No less than eight pints of beer.