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Re:Ask HN: why do we have less science related posts now tha... by hhm on Tuesday August 12, 2008 @12:34AM (#273704)
Well, that's exactly why I mentioned not being a native speaker... I do that kind of mistake (and less subtle ones too), and I don't want you to think that I'm just ignorant or something.
Re:Ask HN: why do we have less science related posts now tha... by pchivers on Tuesday August 12, 2008 @12:44AM (#273713)
Believe it or not, mistakenly substituting the word "less" when the correct word would be "fewer" is a mistake that a lot of native English speakers make.
Re:Ask HN: why do we have less science related posts now tha... by hhm on Tuesday August 12, 2008 @09:43AM (#273979)
Good to know... and now I'll try to be careful with that too.