There's Nothing Wrong With Saying "10 Items or Less": Descriptivism vs Prescriptivism

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http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - If you see the phrase "10 items or less" in a supermarket and immediately cringe and complain that it should be "10 items or fewer"... well, you are not going to like this week's video.



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10 items or less