>> Steve Lindsay wrote: >> > Python works for me because: >> > >> > a) i (and others) write less code because the language is very >> > expressive. therefore less bugs >> >> Grarrrr. Grammar fascist attack coming up: >> >> "Less" is a measure of quality not quantity. So by saying there are >> "less bugs" what you are implying is that there are the same number >> of bugs, but the bugs are smaller. What you probably want to say is >> "fewer bugs".
Just to prove I can be as anal as others, Less is an indicator of quantity as defined by the Oxford Dictionary: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/less?view=uk as in "I have less apples than you". -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://k-sit.com - My Blog http://la-pod.k-sit.com - Linux Australia Update Podcast, Blog and Forums Skype: purserj1977 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
