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cajetanus
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And
less
bugs. Beautiful pun there.
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duaneb
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...until you realize that the proper word would be "fewer" because bugs are countable.
stsp
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But there's an infinite number of bugs!
misframer
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Countably infinite? :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countable_set
duaneb
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Hey, just so long as it's not an infinite amount.
dsr_
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Hopefully fewer less bugs.
phaemon
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...or until you realise that the personal preferences of Robert Baker do not constitute what is "proper". It was a daft preference when expressed and it's no less a daft "rule" now.
chipaca
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I think you meant ”fewer daft”.
silverforgotapw
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You found a bug!
vacri
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Wordplay humour is not built for pedants.
gosukiwi
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english grammar strikes again
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