26 July 2007

A gramatically correct victory!

As a raving pedant* one of my favourite pastimes is standing in the queue at my local supermarket and grumbling to myself about the horrible incorrectness of the "Five Items or Less" sign above the till. So imagine my surprise when I went into my Sainsbury's to see resplendent new signage that says "Five Items or Fewer"!

I should think that Lynne Truss is rather pleased.

*A note to any idiots reading this post. Please look up the meaning of the word "pedant" before you make up your mind to burn down my flat. Thank you.

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