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Sorry, but I see way way way less ads in apps than on the web. I'd say the web is stuck with the mindset that the only way to make money is by heavy advertising

• lutusp 14y ago
  > Sorry, but I see way way way less ads in apps than on the web. Yes, because these "walled-garden" apps are just being introduced, and they want to be on their best behavior for the moment. Sort of like a drug dealer, who gives the addict his first hit free. Also, I think you meant to say "fewer ads", not "less ads": http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/less-or-fewer http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/less-or-fewer
  • rimantas 14y ago
    How about adds taking less space?
    • lutusp 14y ago
      > How about adds taking less space? Or fewer ads requiring less space.
  • nollidge 14y ago
    That grammar rule is BS. http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003775.html http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003775.h...
    • lutusp 14y ago
      > That grammar rule is BS. Since language isn't science, and since dictionaries are only meant to describe how people use words, not tell people how to use words, that claim could be made about any grammar rule or word definition or spelling, with some degree of justice. The counterargument is that clear communications is helped along by adopting common conventions for word usage. And the linked article only points out that there are ambiguous cases where less or fewer are equally appropriate, not that the rule has no merit.