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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.

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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.

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