Where have all the count words gone? In defense of “fewer” and “among”

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2024-10-13

Summary:

This is cranky linguist Bob. The lack of count markers is starting to bug me. To wit… Usage of “fewer” vs. “less” The prescriptive rule in English is that “fewer” applies to groups of countable objects whereas “less” applies to … Continue reading

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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/10/13/where-have-all-the-count-words-gone-in-defense-of-fewer-and-among/

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Authors:

Bob Carpenter

Date tagged:

10/13/2024, 19:30

Date published:

10/13/2024, 15:00