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zmjezhd? (Okay, I typed that without looking it up; guess I'll find out at some point whether I got it right.)
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The question is up there with why we need the two words, less and fewer for one end of the count/measure inequality but the one more works just fine for the other end?
speaking of which, I just now read the following, "The Wild and Avalanche have 84 points, though the Wild technically are in the lead because they have played one fewer game than has Colorado." is this hypercorrection? it just looks wrong to me. - joe (woe is I) friday
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It's correct if you choose to believe the "rule." Of course you could always recast with the uncontroversial more, as in "because the Avalanche has played one more game than has the Wild."
If you want to complain about something in the original you might pule and micturate about the missing each in "The Wild and Avalanche each have 84 points."
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zmjezhd? (Okay, I typed that without looking it up; guess I'll find out at some point whether I got it right.) You could always call him Nuncle. 
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zmjezhd? (Okay, I typed that without looking it up; guess I'll find out at some point whether I got it right.) You could always call him Nuncle. or jim. 
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zmjezhd, Nuncle, or jim
Or fred.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Isn't that the name found on almost every Danish tombstone?
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Isn't that the name found on almost every Danish tombstone?Danish fred 'peace' (and free and friend), German Fride 'peace' (and Friedhof 'cemetery'), and the Fred in Frederic (literally 'peace-king') are all related to one another ( link).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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And a sign found in Copenhagen elevators is I fart. Just thought y'all should know.
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You could always call him Nuncle. Ohh, I don't think I know him that well.  But actually, fred, I was inviting you to answer the question if you cared to. (About why we don't write wonderful l, etc.) Edit--speaking of confusion (we were, weren't we?): I sure am glad I didn't try to answer tsuwm's question--I thought 'Wild and Avalanche' was the name of one team.
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