Pluralization

[lsdiamond]

OH MY GOD.

SOMEONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TEACH ADVERTISERS HOW TO PLURALIZE THINGS.

If the plural ends in 'S', THEN you use "fewer". If the plural does NOT end in 'S', you may use "less".

"LESS CALORIES" is WRONG. The correct thing to say is "fewer calories".

It just makes me want to choke someone.

Comments

[geekgirl4christ.livejournal.com]

So, you're saying grammar got bad they has?

[lsdiamond.livejournal.com]

Not at all, whatever gave you that impression?

[geekgirl4christ.livejournal.com]

Partly the "SOMEONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TEACH ADVERTISERS HOW TO PLURALIZE THINGS." Partly the "It just makes me want to choke someone."

But hey, it has less calories than the leading brand of Badvertisements. So it's all good.

[lsdiamond.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I may have to hunt you down and kill you.

[geekgirl4christ.livejournal.com]

I'm just kidding! :D But you have to consider that sometimes, grammar is becoming a lost art. :(

[lsdiamond.livejournal.com]

...which was my point in the first place. Grammar, without which we cannot have good communication, is WAAAAAY more important than being an "art", lost or no.

It's just awful.

[geekgirl4christ.livejournal.com]

I feel like I'm a bad writer, but I do feel good knowing that I usually do use my grammar well. :)

[wyrmis.livejournal.com]

I'm having trouble thinking of a case where something is plural and less is used (outside of the tricky situation with the whole "implied whole number" versus "implied less than some whole number" aspect).