Five times less

Fri May 22 21:29:24 UTC 2009

On May 22, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

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> ... I also have great difficulty with "two times
> less"; I have to say "one-half as much"
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> At least they don't say "two times fewer"!

?? if you're counting objects, then sticklers on "less"/"fewer" would
insist on "fewer".

arnold

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