Not long ago, I caught a snippet of a radio report about flooding in Colorado. Here’s the first sentence I heard: “The number has dropped to fewer than 600 missing.” When people use the word “fewer” ...

Avid Game of Thrones fans may remember Stannis Baratheon’s commitment to correcting the word less to fewer. The habit no doubt warmed the heart of every fussy grammarian watching the show—and maybe ...

People who are careful about their grammar take extra care with “less” and “fewer.” Most of the time, the results are good. “Ben has fewer worries this year” sounds better than “Ben has less worries ...

More often than not in grocery stores and other retail establishments, you’ll see express lanes with signs specifying that they’re for purchases of “X items or less.” Hold on to your handheld device, ...

Have you ever seen that sign at the grocery store counter that reads “ten items or less” and sputtered, “It should say ‘ten items or fewer!’” and had your monocle fall off in a spasm of ...