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“One fewer” or “one less?” – A definitive answer

By On 20 November 2008 · 14 Comments

“One fewer person” or “one less person”? It’s one of those nagging questions you only come across rarely. I did, when I had to translate a line from Dutch for my previous article. It went: “Een cadeautje minder, een friend meer” or (literally) “one fewer/less present, one friend more”.

My head says “one fewer [...]

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Vodafone Tops-up the English Language

By On 2 October 2008 · Leave a Comment

There’s nothing wrong with new language trends – and I’ve noticed how some companies (especially those in new media and technology) are now removing spaces from their names and capitalising mid-name instead, as in SalesForce, WordPress and many others.

But much like with text speak (txt spk), I think we aren’t quite ready for [...]

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