Agents of Degenerative Mediocrity -
Champions of Grammar - 1
Not sure how long it's been there, but the sign in the express lane at our local Hannaford supermarket today read:
"14 Items or Fewer"
Fewer? FEWER? Yeah, "fewer." Because "items" is a countable noun. "Less" would only apply at the grocery store if your cart was stacked with things like "nitrogen" or "time." Heads up, savvy shoppers, Hannaford is currently offering a special on "solitude."
Well, I was delighted. This constitutes a revolution against the heretofore seemingly inexorable decline of the English language. I don't know who stormed the grammatical Bastille, but I nominate them for induction into the pantheon of my heroes below.
The Mysterious Warrior-Poet of Hannaford
Let's celebrate. Anyone up for a drive on the New York State Throughway?
3 comments:
dude, this post has fewer badness and less bad points that any other i recken i recollect.
Some things in live supercede grammar, and one of those things is Hannaford markets.
No cards
No hassles
No gimmicks
No Proofreading
I think you should add Conan O'Brien to the pantheon. A couple of years ago he told a joke, the punchline of which was, "No, Max, you just split your infinitive!"
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