atw: Re: 'that' vs 'who'

We can take a stand and end it now!

Having spent some time learning French, I know how pedantic other languages can 
be on these sorts of issues. We English 
speakers are less concerned with language tradition, and I am not usually too 
bothered.  

However, replacing fewer with less I just can't abide!

Evan.

On Thu Nov  5 10:43 , 'Kathy Bowman' <Kathy.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sent:

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>From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daniel 
>Frankham
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>To: 
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>"Less" instead of "fewer" used to get my goat as an 
>example of the degrading of the language, until I saw it in a novel from 
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>Actually, it still annoys, but I feel less able to tell 
>people it's wrong.
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>Daniel Frankham 
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>  From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>  [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terry 
>  Dowling
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>Subject: atw: Re: 'that' vs 
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>  Add it onto the list 
>  for our evolving language, along with:
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>  Enormity (to denote 
>  size or complexity â?? showing my age, but I have a dictionary at home where 
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>  only meaning is great wickedness. Apparently, weâ??re going full circle as 
>  centuries ago it used to mean size â?? so Iâ??m younger than 
>  that!!)
>  Less (e.g. less 
>  people, instead of fewer)
>  Lay, where lie 
>  shouldâ??ve been used (e.g. I was laying on the 
>  beachâ?¦)
>  R16;Should ofR17; instead 
>  of shouldâ??ve or should have
>  Compliment/complementR30;
>  And a common error in 
>  docs Iâ??m currently fixing is principle/principal, where both meanings are 
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>  and pretty much each time itâ??s wrong.
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>  generational thing, Iâ??d say itâ??s rooted in the diminution of 
>  reading.
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>  Cheers,
>  Terry
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