Phew, this grammar nazi's been too lucky to have suffered that one!
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Well, the 'you've been unlucky' already seems to emphasize quantity over quality, and the focus on a failure to win over even-handed stating of how your odds compare against the mean, is awkward phrasing on its own. The use of 'less' does feel an unnecessary stressing of that theme. :P
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Literally the first thing that came to mind when I read the OP. I am not surprised it's you who posted something.:)
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I had no choice, that "fewer" was screaming "POST THAT STANNIS GIF"
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i know ur disappointed at being unlucky, but this is not how u channel the stress <,<
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Nothing could prepare me for what happened next! Mine says:
'Overall, you've been unlucky, and won 15 less gifts than estimated since you first joined.'
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Grammar nazi master race! I'm a grammar nazi of the Greek language only, because I'm not a fluent English speaker/writer. But anyway, I agree.
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Nice spotting. You are better at Grammar Nazi-ing than me :P
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I haven't seen such good quality threads here in a while.
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I swear, I was never taught the difference between less and fewer as a child.
As an adult, having learned the (really, very simple) difference, it is constantly irritating me.
Sometimes, I almost wish I wasn't burdened with this knowledge...
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When you check how many gifts you've won compared to how many you were expected to win statistically, it says 'Overall, you've been unlucky, and won xx less gifts than estimated since you first joined.'
Can 'less' be changed to 'fewer'? Gift is a countable noun, and it would soften the blow somewhat if it didn't stick out when reading it. :)
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