It just feels so petty. Not a single person reading "less cops" was confused by its meaning. I get fighting against misuse of your/you're, its/it's, etc. because they can make things harder to read. Fewer and less, though, have the exact same underlying meaning (a reduction).

[–] samus12345 27 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I'm something of a grammar Nazi, but just like I support letting "whom" die, "less" and "fewer" might as well just be interchangeable. There's no loss of language utility in doing so, unlike "literally"'s tragic demise.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ah don't let whom die. It's a really good lesson in subject vs object.

[–] Darthjaffacake 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think by letting it die they mean not policing people to use it. It's fun to use old grammar and words but it shouldn't be required if you're a native speaker.

[–] samus12345 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, let it fall into the "archaic" classification.

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