To: dangus
Grammar nazi: Fewer persons, less people?No. Fewer persons, fewer people, less knowledge of English.
8 posted on
06/06/2013 3:37:49 PM PDT by
BfloGuy
(Don't try to explain yourself to liberals; you're not the jackass-whisperer.)
To: BfloGuy
Hmm. Well, I suppose “people” is also quantifiable, but it *is* also collective.
9 posted on
06/06/2013 6:39:16 PM PDT by
dangus
(Poverty cannot be eradicated as long as the poor remain dependent on the state - Pope Francis)
To: BfloGuy
Hmm. Well, I suppose “people” is also quantifiable, but it *is* also collective, no? Wouldn’t that make “less” acceptable?
10 posted on
06/07/2013 10:50:25 AM PDT by
dangus
(Poverty cannot be eradicated as long as the poor remain dependent on the state - Pope Francis)
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