Me too. I would like to say that is one of my "only" pet hates - but it
isn't, that was an example of another.
"Only" means "sole", "single" it does not mean "few". Grr.
--
Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Geilfuss Charles
Sent: 07 September 2006 16:29
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement
I'm with you on this one Winsor; I hear it all the time. Let's not even get
started on the use of "hopefully".
Charlie
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:53 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement
On the off chance that I will save one person from mortal embarrassment,
"Less" is not a substitute for "fewer", except apparently in all the mass
media in the US which have confused 6th grade level usage with 6th grade
usage. Less is used for amorphous stuff like soup in my bowl, sauce on the
dessert or rice in the
bowl. "Fewer" is used for discrete things like cars on the freeway,
people who like eggplant, eggs in the omelette, grains of rice in a cup of
brown rice.
Sorry. Sometimes I can't stand it.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Sep 7, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Johan Malmstrom wrote:
>
>
> 6 sep 2006 kl. 20.14 skrev Walt Wayman:
>
>> And to whom it may concern: "advise" is a verb; "advice" is a noun,
>> the result of having the verb aimed and fired at one. I would advise
>> everyone to use them properly, which I think is good advice.
>
>
> Thanks Walt. I'll try to remember that advice. I can't remember any
> teacher saying that. Thanks.
>
> And if any one could clarify "later" vs. "latter" that would make my
> day.
>
> / Johan - who struggles to see life in full colour :)
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