Just Like Pawn Stars

A sign spotted outside a pawn shop. Apparently, not everyone in the pawn business is eating that well. Yes, I know, it should be "fewer" fat guys. Link

"How wude."

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Descriptive grammarians say this usage of "less" is acceptable. "Fewer" would be required if they were talking about 'Truckloads Of Fat Guys'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_vs._less

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You can have less if you measure pawn shop guys by total weight.

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Yes, you can be less fat than another pawn shop guy. Although if you're fat, can you be considered to be "eating that well"? Perhaps it should be "eating that much" - a case of quantity rather than quality.

I love nitpicking.

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Fewer, not less

:P

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Upboat!

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Or maybe they are fat, but not AS fat as the PS guys.

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