Annoymouse Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 3 hours ago, manxman34 said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61634678 This will calm it down Less accidents in 2020?! I wonder why…….. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germann Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Annoymouse said: Less accidents in 2020?! I wonder why…….. Fewer ffs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, germann said: Fewer ffs I've noticed less people saying fewer these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, germann said: Fewer ffs Technically it's the three-year rolling average they're quoting, so less is acceptable. (And yes it's ridiculous to not take into account and possibly correct for lockdowns and no racing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, 0bserver said: I've noticed less people saying fewer these days. I've noticed fewer people saying less these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 hours ago, De nada said: I've noticed fewer people saying less these days. I haven't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 11 hours ago, Youaintseenme said: the guy then complained he had to get to Ramsey. Yes I know it’s sad. But somebody has to live there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: I haven't. That makes it worser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 hours ago, piebaps said: That makes it worser I think you'll find that's worserer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I think it is more worse 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 9:05 PM, germann said: Fewer ffs I think of it as more than/less than when compared with a previous year, but if that’s your bug bear I can see how annoying it is for you, unfortunately I’m an uneducated/mostly self taught fool and just do my best. My point still stands though, fewer accidents in 2020 because of Covid lockdowns less (fewer!?) vehicles on the roads, covering less (fewer!?) miles and therefore less (fewer!?) accidents and it really shouldn’t be used for any comparisons in road safety because it will skew statistics. I can say with some confidence statistically we will have had less (fewer) motorcycle accidents in 2020/2021 when compared to 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 At the risk of continuing the pedantry, I use the rule of thumb that "less than" is used for things measured in amounts, and "fewer than" for things measured in numbers. So, for example, an ounce of cheese is less than a pound of cheese, but two slices of bread are fewer than four slices. But it doesn't really matter as using less when you should be using fewer is unlikely to lead to confusion and people will still know what you mean... (What does make a difference - particularly when you are reading something - is people mixing up their/there/they're and were/we're/where. That can be really confusing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 this is worse than french lessons 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERED Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, WTF said: this is worse than french lessons I used to have great French Lessons form a teacher called Fifi La Tour. (But the counting always seemed to stop just short of number seventy!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 More TT traffic bellends. None fined though unlike the much abused “local drivers” who seem to be constantly victimized by our third rate local plod. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/several-cyclists-stopped-by-police-on-mountain-road-in-last-few-days/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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