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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: Edwarda who wrote (2172)3/17/1999 1:59:00 PM
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<We could add the ability to distinguish between ... "fewer" and "less.">

Yes -- and that is, of course, another example of the distinction between number and quantity. We see this mistake in the supermarket, where there are lines designated "10 items or less" instead of "10 items or fewer." It is beginning to sound fine to me, oh no.

'Continually' versus 'continuously' might be a good addition to the secretary quiz.
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