tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330757975635375264.post3674190879532189003..comments2009-06-22T13:50:35.158-07:00Comments on LinguaNerd: Less is Neither More Nor FewerSarah|BHoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15370343094204999154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330757975635375264.post-7571676402963315532008-11-26T08:08:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:08:00.000-08:00But you can have fewer dollars which is less money...But you can have fewer dollars which is less money!Martin Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385380265674913557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330757975635375264.post-43128094372817850652007-03-28T15:30:00.000-07:002007-03-28T15:30:00.000-07:00oopsy, I might have used a nice word like fungibil...oopsy, I might have used a nice word like fungibility and even spelled it right, but there I went showing my ignorance and screwed up connotation. <BR/><BR/>Ah well (Gerry B will and Stephen B would understand) that going to a French elementary school and an English high school has made me functionally illiterate both languages. Then on top of that being a computer geek who touch types, I can sometimes manage a run on sentence with as many words as my best golf score.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910701683829475408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330757975635375264.post-19832071042983775222007-03-28T10:56:00.000-07:002007-03-28T10:56:00.000-07:00I love the word "fungibility". Thanks for the corr...I love the word "fungibility". Thanks for the correction, JimSarah|BHoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370343094204999154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330757975635375264.post-83676213289556596812007-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:002007-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:00Hi Sarah, nice blog, I like thinking about words t...Hi Sarah, nice blog, I like thinking about words too, but I have to jump on this particular topic. It is not volume but the conotation of fungibility, that any one unit is equally exchangeable for another. So for example, while money is certainly not measured in volume but in a specific count, you speak correctly when you say you have less money in the bank, not fewer money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910701683829475408noreply@blogger.com