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by multiplegeorges 1546 days ago
> Less messages means more efficient collaboration

I think this should be "Fewer messages...". Good grammar improves communication, as well.

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if it was good enough to get the idea across in order to be corrected, it succeeded.

grammar is fake. language is made up, didn't you know?

pithy response aside, i work with a lot of ESL international folks, caring about grammar comes _way_ after being gracious in communication.

edit: also, period goes inside quote, even with ellipses. https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/ellipses. secondly, the extra comma before "as well" is unecessary. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/231256/can-i-put...

> also, period goes inside quote

According to Wikipedia, it very much depends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Punc...

> https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/ellipses

You quote a US website for this, but we're talking about English.

> also, period goes inside quote

Not in the UK

If "less" is used more often than "fewer", doesn't that mean these fairly arbitrary grammar rules should be updated? Language evolves, after all, and American English has diverged from UK English a long time ago.