That’s a bullshit ”rule” invented by a guy in 1770 based on how he felt it should be said. It’s top down prescriptive grammar that doesn’t reflect the language as spoken by it’s users.
Descriptive grammar shows that we use less as both a mass and a count noun, and thus it’s perfectly acceptable to be used as such here.
If you are going to spend the money for a billboard, at least get the grammar correct. “Fewer cops.”
Yeah, no.
That’s a bullshit ”rule” invented by a guy in 1770 based on how he felt it should be said. It’s top down prescriptive grammar that doesn’t reflect the language as spoken by it’s users.
Descriptive grammar shows that we use less as both a mass and a count noun, and thus it’s perfectly acceptable to be used as such here.
I think you mean “its users.”
Ok but
every single linguistic rule is complete bullshit
Nothing really stands out about that one in particular
I think it’s trying to reach an audience, ‘fewer’ sounds like the kind $5 word a cop might write a ticket for.