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To shreds, you say?
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Exactly. Why should the Germans have all the fun?
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Prime Minister's Question Time is on the TV as I type.
I happened to wander through the living room a few minutes ago, as a politician, in the highest of high dudgeon, complained about '500 less police officers'. I am pleased to say that both my father and I (in even higher dudgeon, were that possible) yelled 'FEWER' at the offender. Standards are slipping these days.
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Only an author choses 'less' or 'few' based only in what he wants to say. He (not an English Nazi) chooses what he thinks best states his point. Spelling and grammar, in rare cases, is necessary so that one who reads does not see something different from one who writes it. So better spelling, grammar, and punctuation is useful. Punctuation often more important than spelling or grammar. Most every English teacher I had was enthralled with following the rules; could not bother with concepts such as logical thought. Another example of one entranced by what they were ordered to believe and with contempt for what is really relevant. They were lesser thinkers. Hopefully they will become fewer. |
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The Un-Tuckian
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Wenn du willst, mein fewer.
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Oh, it absolutely does matter.
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The future is unwritten
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Read? I only know how to write.
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Everyone knows exactly what that sign means - even with the missing word "and".
A perfect example of what I posted. Only a lawyer would care. Even the judge would probably throw out any resulting lawsuit. Since only English Nazis care about a missing AND. Eventually the sign will be changed - for the same reason we also clean water spots from windows. It is nice to do. And it certainly is not necessary. As an IEEE Spectrum article so accurately demonstrated with every sentence full of errors. It was completely readable; the point glaringly well made. |
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I hear them call the tide
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The Un-Tuckian
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Mein fewer?
Rly? Nthng? That was funnier than funny. I'm gonna larf and larf, I can't wait for you people, I got things to do, people to see, dope to smoke... Mein fewer. Ya get it don't ya? ![]()
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Clearly an grandmatical era.
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I hear them call the tide
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Mein Lesser?
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Sieg heil Mein fewer.
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I hear them call the tide
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I'm sure multiple people chortled. And if not, you can send them to see myself or someone else.
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