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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League season three debuts to less than 300 Steam players (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] GarrulousBrevity 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fewer*

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This distinction was first tentatively suggested by the grammarian Robert Baker in 1770, and it was eventually presented as a rule by many grammarians since then. However, modern linguistics has shown that idiomatic past and current usage consists of the word less with both countable nouns and uncountable nouns so that the traditional rule for the use of the word fewer stands, but not the traditional rule for the use of the word less.

[–] GarrulousBrevity 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was just stirring the pot, and I love this response

[–] CluckN 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah but the summary could be lesser words.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love that there's a wikipedia page on this.

I hate that doing the wrong thing consistently automatically makes it the right thing.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe you should read the article, especially the section on historical usage. Saying 'less' was never wrong, there was just a bunch of fancy academics that came along once and said it's wrong, while everyone else just carried on as usual.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Annoys me that "less" is always correct, which makes "fewer" completely redundant, and yet it's a short word that could be valuable in conversation if opened up and reused for something everyday that has a long name.

"Before I leave the house, I always check that I've got my keys, phone, and fure in my pockets."

[–] barsquid 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Use "less" for countable nouns and "fewer" for uncountable nouns as a little language prank.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eh. I could care fewer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Couldn’t* care fewer. Get it right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I couldn’t’ve’d cared fewer than I amming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah yes, Carefewer Whisper is such a timeless love song!

[–] barsquid 1 points 1 month ago

The implications are far worse than I imagined!

[–] barsquid 1 points 1 month ago

*Timefewer :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

'Under' would have worked and been shorter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

or, take a different spin.

"Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League season three debuts to over 200 Steam players!"