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Public Repository of scarpet programs for Minecraft
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"fewer", not "less" #364

Closed rv3r closed 1 year ago

rv3r commented 1 year ago

I swear English is my first language.

altrisi commented 1 year ago

Not English, would've used less too, is there a difference between them? In my head they mean the same.

Ghoulboy78 commented 1 year ago

Technically 'less' cannot be used as a comparative adjective, which is the context of the sentence. The sentence that rv3r is changing is referring to the side of the portal which has fewer solid blocks, while using 'less solid blocks' could imply that those blocks are less solid, instead of there being a smaller number of solid blocks. In practice, the only people to care are English teachers, because as you mentioned, it makes sense to anyone who is reading the entire sentence.

But viva el pedanticism! (edit: I apologise, I wasn't trying to imply that you, rv3r, are pedantic. I wholly sympathise with the feeling of wanting to change the inconsistency)

rv3r commented 1 year ago

It's my script and the language is inconsistent, which is mostly why I fixed it.