Illecors@lemmy.cafe to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoPeople using 'less' when they should be using 'fewer'message-squaremessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down123
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squarePeople using 'less' when they should be using 'fewer'Illecors@lemmy.cafe to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThe language is evolving. “Literally” now means “literally” and also "very much so. I have worked as a book editor, and so my instinct is often to be corrective/prescriptive. The linguist side of me usually wins out, though.
The language is evolving. “Literally” now means “literally” and also "very much so.
I have worked as a book editor, and so my instinct is often to be corrective/prescriptive. The linguist side of me usually wins out, though.