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#13572 12/21/00 08:46 PM

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> appeared the sign : "ten items or fewer !

Gotta disagree here. The English for this is "ten items or less".

Perhaps I don't understand what you mean by "disagree", but fewer is indeed correct. Fewer refers to the number of somethings, while less refers to the amount of something. Basically, less is singular, fewer is plural.

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begging the question metameta 12/20/00 04:30 PM

Re: begging the question NicholasW 12/20/00 04:33 PM

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Hope TEd Remington 12/20/00 06:11 PM

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Re: less = fewer NicholasW 12/22/00 11:12 AM

Re: less = fewer Jazzoctopus 12/22/00 03:06 PM

Re: less = fewer Faldage 12/22/00 05:35 PM

Re: less = fewer Capital Kiwi 12/22/00 05:59 PM

Less and fewer are traditionally different TEd Remington 12/22/00 06:17 PM

Re: Less and fewer are traditionally different NicholasW 01/02/01 10:56 AM

Re: Less and fewer are traditionally different Capital Kiwi 01/02/01 05:28 PM

Re: Less and fewer are traditionally different Faldage 01/03/01 02:22 AM

Re: Less and fewer are traditionally different Max Quordlepleen 01/03/01 02:48 AM

Re: Less and fewer are traditionally different NicholasW 01/03/01 08:14 AM

Re: less = fewer of troy 12/22/00 07:56 PM

Re: less vs. fewer Faldage 12/22/00 08:35 PM

Re: less = fewer Jazzoctopus 12/27/00 10:56 PM

Ownership of Languages Capital Kiwi 12/28/00 12:55 AM

Re: Ownership of Languages Bobyoungbalt 12/28/00 04:40 PM

Re: Ownership of Languages Capital Kiwi 12/28/00 06:26 PM

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Re: Me is good AnnaStrophic 12/28/00 08:46 PM

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Re: Me is good Bobyoungbalt 01/02/01 07:10 PM

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Re: Me is good Bobyoungbalt 01/03/01 03:49 PM

Re: English is "Easy" Capital Kiwi 01/03/01 05:37 PM

Order Different Word in Languages Hyla 01/03/01 07:38 PM

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Re: Indonesian word order NicholasW 01/08/01 11:18 AM

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Re: Indonesian word order NicholasW 01/09/01 08:12 AM

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Re: Indonesian word order Bingley 01/10/01 04:22 AM

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Re: hoi polloi tsuwm 05/30/01 03:54 PM

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Re: begging the question: a dissenting view Faldage 12/21/00 01:37 PM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view metameta 12/21/00 03:37 PM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view tsuwm 12/21/00 03:43 PM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view Phyllisstein 01/09/01 07:06 AM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view Capital Kiwi 01/09/01 08:39 AM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view Phyllisstein 01/09/01 03:14 PM

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Re: Inverted Punctuation Capital Kiwi 01/10/01 08:04 PM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view metameta 01/10/01 04:16 AM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view wsieber 01/11/01 06:06 AM

Re: begging the question: a dissenting view Capital Kiwi 01/10/01 05:20 AM

From sewing to furniture?? TEd Remington 01/10/01 05:36 PM

Re: From sewing to furniture?? Jackie 01/10/01 06:49 PM

Re: From sewing to furniture?? jmh 01/10/01 11:12 PM

Re: From sewing to furniture?? Jackie 01/11/01 02:11 AM

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Re: begging the question TEd Remington 12/21/00 03:52 PM

Re: begging the question metameta 12/21/00 04:46 PM

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