Fewer versus less (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fewer versus less" in English language version.

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"less, fewer". Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage (2nd ed.). Merriam-Webster. 1995. p. 592. ISBN 0-87779-132-5.
"fewer or less". The Cambridge Guide to English Usage. Cambridge University Press. 2004. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-521-62181-6.
Baker, Robert (1770). Reflections on the English Language: In the Nature of Vaugelas's Reflections on the French. J. Bell. p. 55. (The subtitle refers to the 17th-century French grammarian Vaugelas.)

bbc.co.uk

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"When to use 'fewer' rather than 'less'?". 2008.
Tesco is to change the wording of signs on its fast-track checkouts to avoid any linguistic dispute, BBC, August 2008.

books.google.com

Kiss, T.; Pelletier, F.J.; Husić, H. (2021). Things and Stuff: The Semantics of the Count-Mass Distinction. Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-108-83210-6. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

englishgrammar.org

"The least and the fewest". Englishgrammar.org. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

grammarbook.com

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"Fewer vs. Less – Grammar & Punctuation". The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation (grammarbook.com). Retrieved 2016-01-27.

telegraph.co.uk

"Tesco to ditch 'ten items or less' sign after good grammar campaign". 2008.

throwgrammarfromthetrain.blogspot.co.uk

"Throw Grammar from the Train: One fewer non-rule to follow". Throwgrammarfromthetrain.blogspot.co.uk. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

upenn.edu

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Liberman, Mark (2006). "If it was good enough for King Alfred the Great..." Language Log.

web.archive.org

"Supermarket checkouts are correct when the signs they display read 5 items or less (which refers to a total amount), and are misguidedly pedantic when they read 5 items or fewer (which emphasizes individuality, surely not the intention)." (Oxford Dictionaries)