Q. More and more I hear the improper use of the word "less." I was taught that "fewer" is the word to use when referring to things that can be counted, however I rarely hear it anymore. Has this word fallen out of vogue and been replaced with "less" as a one-word-fits-all situation? — Beulah Dillon, Black River, N.Y.
A. I hereby nominate you for membership in SpuDBuFL — the Society for the Preservation of the Distinction Between Fewer and Less. ...
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