# Beating (less) dead horses: less or fewer

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525 "2025-12-08T18:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525/61 "2025-12-09T18:39:06Z")

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^^And another to add to the list!

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525/62 "2025-12-21T01:28:56Z")

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Hey @Discobot, are you drunk on spiked eggnog? I just got a notification that I had seven new responses in this thread. (Which has disappeared now.) Nope. Nothing new since December 9.

Anyway, I read a column today that used “between” for five objects. Classic style would insist on “among” for more than two, but I think the distinction is on its way to extinction.

What is a tinction?

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525/63 "2025-12-21T01:28:58Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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