tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post945926216789907876..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 87: Less vs FewerThe Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-84742168097220125382008-10-08T21:14:00.000-07:002008-10-08T21:14:00.000-07:00Hmm...My grocery store's signs have always read "1...Hmm...My grocery store's signs have always read "10 items or fewer" since the store opened back in '01. I wonder if a grammar "enthusiast" insisted upon it.<BR/><BR/>The other grocery around here uses the standard "or less" form, but they have a bigger problem: one sign for the express lanes declares "15 items or less", while another allows "25 items or less" for the same lanes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-68803000228527085922008-09-16T20:26:00.000-07:002008-09-16T20:26:00.000-07:00This is another battle against convention. The TN...This is another battle against convention. The TNT network always reminds us that it has <BR/>"less comercials."Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346237796461816276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-43729609391706613582008-09-08T09:15:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:15:00.000-07:00Good for Tesco!Good for Tesco!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-1627468647579938482008-09-05T10:38:00.000-07:002008-09-05T10:38:00.000-07:00At least one grocery story has changed their signs...At least one grocery story has changed their signs. UK grocer Tesco is changing from "Ten Items or Less" to "Up to Ten Items" because of grammar lobbyists.<BR/><BR/>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2659948/Tesco-to-ditch-ten-items-or-less-sign-after-good-grammar-campaign.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com