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by shawabawa3 4143 days ago
> Fewer* drinkers

I hate this. Less now means fewer whether you like it or not. Language changes and no amount of pedantry will stop it

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Nope, you're describing a mistake grade school children have made for many years. It used to be corrected by high school, but failing education systems have led to confusion between discrete sets and continuous sets. Let's not try to defend ignorance.