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[Poll #207200]

Comments

[songster.livejournal.com]

Not complaining, just you struck me as the sort of person who'd make the distinction, and I was surprised you hadn't.

Not sure what you mean by the other comparable case - I don't think I've *ever* seen someone use 'fewer' when they "should" use 'less'. (Scare quotes around "should" for a reason)

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I mean the people who claim that less vs. fewer is a useful distinction never claim that there there should be an alternative to 'more'.

[beckyc.livejournal.com]

Well, I do actually think that. It's just that if I were to say it in conversation then nobody would be friends with me...

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with saying ther should be a continuous-more and a discrete-more?

[beckyc.livejournal.com]

So it crops up often in the kind of parties you are at does it? ;-)

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I remain friends with people who like the less/fewer distinction, so I don't see why liking the (erm) more/more distinction should make a difference...