Well for fucks sake these foreigners don't understand me do they. It was only a fucking joke. I don't want your fucking ex girlfriends explaining fucking grammar to me.
We use FEWER when the noun refers to something that can be counted, like men or peasants. We use LESS when the noun refers to something that cannot be counted, like milk. For example, I want less milk and fewer cookies. We pedants love this stuff!
Thanks Shawn excellent explanation. This fewer/less things has bugged me for years! I consider myself pretty good at " grammar" but this one passed me by at school ( girls' grammar in the late 50s) Tom…I did understand the joke just not the finer points!
Ah - by reading your comments it dawned on me who that recommended "Shawn" is - it seems you answer from the bottom up? (Humph - I mean it straight - when I look at it twice, it sounds -- strange -- even my explanation could be misunderstood. I'll light a candle to lit that up.)
It takes time Shawn. Followers do not happen overnight, it takes years. You can write the best blog in the world but it doesn't mean to say people are going to read it, follow it or leave comments. You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Ok. Go to design and add the followers widget. Then it will show on your blog and people can add themselves. I assume you are on blogger.com. There are loads of widgets you can add. Play around. You don't need google+. Take a look at mine.
Yes, a lot of people don't put the follow option on in the design, so you cannot follow them. Go back to the design as Rachel says. Then I will follow!
As in the funny book: "My Grammar and I (or should it be 'Me'?)" by Caroline Taggart
ReplyDeleteI'll get Shawn to explain.
DeleteMy kingdom for an 'orse.
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck is this about?
ReplyDeleteGrammar. And the pedants who love to point out others' errors.
DeleteWho are you? Fuck it. I knew that anyway.
DeleteBehave.
DeleteWell for fucks sake these foreigners don't understand me do they. It was only a fucking joke. I don't want your fucking ex girlfriends explaining fucking grammar to me.
DeleteI'll behave now.
DeleteBy 'behave', I mean act your fucking age. You are not a 13 year old, even if you behave like one.
DeleteI can't fucking help it.
DeleteDon't worry. You are loved, and not just by P. I am the same as you. I do pretty much the same as you. You are not alone. X
DeleteThanks. x
DeleteCan anyone explain the difference ? They both seem to mean the same to me!!
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DeleteWe use FEWER when the noun refers to something that can be counted, like men or peasants. We use LESS when the noun refers to something that cannot be counted, like milk. For example, I want less milk and fewer cookies. We pedants love this stuff!
DeleteThanks Shawn. I would never have said all that - like I say, I don't want to explain jokes to ANYONE.
DeleteThanks Shawn excellent explanation. This fewer/less things has bugged me for years! I consider myself pretty good at " grammar" but this one passed me by at school ( girls' grammar in the late 50s) Tom…I did understand the joke just not the finer points!
DeleteThat's very amusing.
ReplyDeleteHaha....very good
ReplyDeleteGood one!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!
ReplyDeleteClever and I love it - would rather like a copy on my wall.
ReplyDeleteBe my guest and print it off, Weave!
DeleteA friend once sent me a copy of that as a Christmas card. I still have it.
ReplyDeleteNice card!
DeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteAh - by reading your comments it dawned on me who that recommended "Shawn" is - it seems you answer from the bottom up? (Humph - I mean it straight - when I look at it twice, it sounds -- strange -- even my explanation could be misunderstood. I'll light a candle to lit that up.)
ReplyDeleteMy Google translator has blocked me for looking up swearwords in other languages, so I'll need help from Shawn with this one as well.
DeleteI want help with making my blog available/followable. Do I use Google+ or what?
ReplyDeleteIt takes time Shawn. Followers do not happen overnight, it takes years. You can write the best blog in the world but it doesn't mean to say people are going to read it, follow it or leave comments. You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
DeleteThank, Rachel, but I'm looking for technical advice. A few people have asked how they can "follow" it and I don't know what to tell them.
ReplyDeleteOk. Go to design and add the followers widget. Then it will show on your blog and people can add themselves. I assume you are on blogger.com. There are loads of widgets you can add. Play around. You don't need google+. Take a look at mine.
DeleteYes, a lot of people don't put the follow option on in the design, so you cannot follow them. Go back to the design as Rachel says. Then I will follow!
DeleteRachel, thanks for your help. I've added Followers. I hate google + and am happy to remove it.
DeleteI'll follow too.
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