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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Fewer and Fewer #32427 06/15/01 03:09 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 To say it is an inelegant construction... But if we turn it on its head and say "More people are working more hours", I suspect we would all understand the same thing - a greater number are working overtime. As soon as such a construction makes you stop and think, it becomes self defeating as a tool of communication, doesn't it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fewer and Fewer Brandon 06/15/01 02:19 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer Bean 06/15/01 02:59 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer wwh 06/15/01 03:04 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer Bean 06/15/01 03:07 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer Brandon 06/15/01 03:11 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer maverick 06/15/01 03:09 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer Faldage 06/15/01 03:14 PM Re: Fewer and Fewer maverick 06/15/01 03:40 PM Re: Stop and think Faldage 06/15/01 04:12 PM Re: Stop and think maverick 06/15/01 04:19 PM Re: Stop and think emanuela 06/15/01 07:02 PM Stop and wink musick 06/15/01 07:21 PM Re: Stop and wink of troy 06/15/01 07:28 PM Re: Stop and wink Faldage 06/15/01 07:30 PM Re: Stop and wink musick 06/15/01 07:36 PM musick Faldage 06/15/01 07:38 PM Re: Stop and wink Brandon 06/15/01 07:44 PM Collective Curiosity musick 06/15/01 08:03 PM Re: Stop and wink jimthedog 06/15/01 10:26 PM Re: Stop and wink musick 06/15/01 10:34 PM Re: Stop and wink jimthedog 06/15/01 11:20 PM Re: Stop and wink WhitmanO'Neill 06/16/01 12:44 AM Re: Stop and wink AnnaStrophic 06/16/01 11:55 AM Re: Stop and wink of troy 06/15/01 07:54 PM Re: Stop and wink nancyk 06/15/01 07:29 PM Re: Stop and think Sparteye 06/15/01 05:38 PM Re: Sticks and stones may break my bones Faldage 06/15/01 05:43 PM Re: Sticks and stones may break my bones of troy 06/15/01 06:32 PM Re: Stop and think Faldage 06/18/01 11:14 AM Fewer Cognitions? musick 06/16/01 01:46 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 824 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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