Comments on: One Fewer Usage Error http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: “One fewer” or “one less?” - A definitive answer | That Danny! http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 “One fewer” or “one less?” - A definitive answer | That Danny! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:44:13 +0000 http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/#comment-1996 [...] websites gave sensible answers, an excellent example of which is the Arrant Pedantry blog, stating quite rightly that “less and fewer illustrates quite well virtually all of the [...] [...] websites gave sensible answers, an excellent example of which is the Arrant Pedantry blog, stating quite rightly that “less and fewer illustrates quite well virtually all of the [...]

]]> By: 15,000 shoes cover Dam Square in War Child campaign stunt | That Danny! http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 15,000 shoes cover Dam Square in War Child campaign stunt | That Danny! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:04:44 +0000 http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/#comment-1972 [...] War Child is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war. The Dutch campaign is running with the slogan “one present less, one friend more” (concerned grammarians click here)* [...] [...] War Child is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war. The Dutch campaign is running with the slogan “one present less, one friend more” (concerned grammarians click here)* [...]

]]> By: Jonathon http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jonathon Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:29:23 +0000 http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/#comment-74 The great thing is that you seldom need to sic the grammar police on anyone---you just need them to <i>fear</i> the grammar police. The great thing is that you seldom need to sic the grammar police on anyone—you just need them to fear the grammar police.

]]> By: goofy http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/comment-page-1/#comment-73 goofy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:54:15 +0000 http://www.arrantpedantry.com/2007/10/07/one-fewer-usage-error/#comment-73 On Facebook when 1 member leaves a group, the message is "one fewer member." Who called the grammar police on Facebook's ass? On Facebook when 1 member leaves a group, the message is “one fewer member.”

Who called the grammar police on Facebook’s ass?

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