MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders

Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by arghwhat on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:31AM (#19244021)

> ... never seen this in HFS, much less in APFS.

I can't help myself: If you never see it on HFS, how can you see it less on APFS? :)

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by culturestate on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:38AM (#19244047)

I'll be the other guy: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/much%20less

American colloquialisms are fun.

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by Dylan16807 on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:55AM (#19244411)

"He had trouble paying for a car, much less a high-definition TV."

Ha, someone needs to update their examples now that a "high-definition TV" is every TV and $100 gets you a brand new one.

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by arghwhat on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:21AM (#19244213)

I'll be the first guy again, quoting your link: "used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely"

American colloquialisms are awkward, but if you dig deep enough, you will find traces of their original meaning shining through, despite the best efforts of the people to eliminate it.

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by Dylan16807 on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:01AM (#19244436)

"I've never seen it" is a low likelihood, but it's easy to go lower. Applying "less" to the likelihood of the error is perfectly reasonable. The word "less" is not being compared to "never".

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by hellofunk on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:58AM (#19244671)

It’s an expression that has nothing to do with quantity.

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