Grammar

YANBU! I hate the use of less when it should be fewer. I find I can't help myself when it comes to correcting people on it, too, no matter what the circumstances. Am sure I am very irritating .

Hi Supergranny, have you seen the 'pedant' threads? Just up your street too!

Have you seen the Gloria Hunniford advert? It's for the Moonwalk, or another breast cancer one, not sure.

She uses 'less' at least three times, when it should be 'fewer'.

Drives me insane!

Spelt 'emissions' ...

<heads off to Pedants' Corner>

One of my pet hates too.
I tell the children if you can count it it's fewer, if you can't count it use less.

Loathe it, loathe it. It's not as if it's complicated.

A friend of mine used to say "I drink fewer pints so that I have less beer". Sums it up nicely.

I find myself shouting at the TV screen - FEWER !!!!! It is so annoying !

Less and fewer confusion is irritating but how about people who think there is a verb to of as in I would of told him or people who say they are going to be pacific about something!!!

When you ask, "Would you like a drink or something else?", why oh why do they answer, "No, I'm all right thanks"?

I used to correct my daughter's grammar all the time she was growing up, irritated her too, but at least she talks properly

I've always said "less sugar, fewer grains". Seems to work!

If we are being pedantic, then I think that an argument can be put for "less emissions" as they are a nebulous quantity.

Although I am a Co-op girl, on the occasions I go to Waitrose, I smile at the "10 items or fewer" aisle & give them a thumbs-up!

I made a joke with grown-up son when he said "literally blew my head off" and I said "well, I'm glad that wasn't really true, was it?" and he said "Mum, everyone knows that, I keep telling you it's just an expression"

Gloria Hunniford drives me mad anyway - she looks as though she's on a treble dose of HRT - like the kind of person whose handbag reeks of stale cosmetics. She seems to exude false concern when she's uttering platitudes on "Cash in the Attic" Not my idea of what a granny should look like or behave. Miaou