Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer than any 2015 country

Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by semi-extrinsic on Thursday October 12, 2017 @05:50AM (#15456802)

This example clearly illustrates a superior point of basically all Freedom Units: you get more of them. More is more better.

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by ojm on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:14AM (#15456887)

You get less inches than cm. Less miles than km.

Not so free after all!

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by duncan_bayne on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:44AM (#15457257)

I was going to reply "fewer inches!" but then I realised that inches are (at least in principle) not discrete; half an inch is a perfectly reasonable measurement.

Anyone here know which of "less inches" or "fewer inches" is grammatically correct?

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by skj on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:18AM (#15457408)

"fewer" is for things you can count.

Less length, but fewer inches.

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by dom0 on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:37AM (#15456974)

> More is more better ... that's just simple science!

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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by norikki on Thursday October 12, 2017 @09:45AM (#15457859)

In the spirit of standardization, I think all systems of speaking besides American English should be made illegal in all countries. That way, no one will have to pay translators to unnecessarily switch back and forth between equivalent languages, or have to put up with any of those stupid British accents.

You can't deny the economic advantages of this. Who cares about losing cultural heritage? That's just for obstructionists like those filthy Americans. /s

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