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"Less" memory leaks -- would that be the same number of memory leaks but each of them smaller, or does the author actually mean fewer memory leaks?

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When I was in medical school, I ran into this level of pedantry all the time, especially on the surgical services (We don't "do" surgery, we "perform" surgery; we "do" operations!). Or maybe it's the other way around. Either way, it made me a little sad. Consider ignoring all the literal misappropriations you encounter daily and simply listen to people. It makes for a much more pleasant experience.

English less is to fewer as JavaScript == is to ===. So if you see someone misuse a term, consider informing them.

// less is for general mass, fewer is for countable nouns; == is for general comparison, === is for comparable things of the same type

Less grass. Fewer blades of grass. Boom! Grammar.

Miguez de Icaza explains here why you're not getting laid (much):

http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/Feb-17.html

I suspect personal attacks do more harm to one's social standing than weighing in on an already in progress grammar discussion.

> Consider ignoring all the literal misappropriations you encounter daily and simply listen to people.

How about both? People have no hesitation about correcting a person's programming syntax, and are usually thanked. Why not apply the same rules to English syntax? Both are important to one's effectiveness.

Actually, the article seems to mean "lower memory usage". It says nothing about memory leaks.

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