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Re: Re: PerlMonks needs...
by ignatz (Vicar) on Sep 21, 2002 at 19:08 UTC
    Hi! Thanks for inviting me into your home. Oh dear! I can't believe the color of your wall paper. It's soooo tacky. And you know, if you arranged your furniture around so that the couch was against the wall, you'd have a lot more room.... Oh sure, I'd love something to drink... WOW! Look at these paintings. They're almost as bad as those dogs playing poker.... No, I don't really care much for politics... Look at that! I didn't know that people still had record players. They're so much of a hastle compared to CDs and without all the horrible scratches and poping...

    Did everyone go outside?

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Re: Re: PerlMonks needs...
by peschkaj (Pilgrim) on Sep 22, 2002 at 15:28 UTC

    Grammatically, "Less Polls" is also correct. There is a distinction between the two options.

    From dictionary.com: Usage Note: The traditional rule holds that fewer should be used for things that can be counted (fewer than four players), while less should be used with mass terms for things of measurable extent (less paper; less than a gallon of paint). However, less is used in some constructions where fewer would occur if the traditional rule were being followed. Less than can be used before a plural noun that denotes a measure of time, amount, or distance: less than three weeks; less than $400; less than 50 miles. Less is sometimes used with plural nouns in the expressions no less than (as in No less than 30 of his colleagues signed the letter) and or less (as in Give your reasons in 25 words or less).



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Re: Re: PerlMonks needs...
by bassplayer (Monsignor) on Sep 24, 2002 at 00:49 UTC
    I thought it was a UNIX joke.

    bassplayer

      Well if it was I didn't get it. :-( -perl usr