<p>I think this is because CC doesn’t seem to keep old posts. If it’s old, it just doesn’t appear for some reason.</p>
<p>Thanks to all that caught this error. While embarrassed somewhat, I am not offended. Sad as it is, in today’s world we are taught not to correct others when they misuse the language. Please feel free to do so anytime I make a grammatical blunder. At my age I should know better, yet I was not raised by parents that were grammar champions… so unfortunately… I have been left to study on my own. I have self-corrected most of the blunders, but occasionally get confused. I keep a dictionary and “grammar smart” book in the office at all times. The day I wrote the original post I rushed through it. </p>
<p>The website listed below explains the use of fewer and less in more detail. </p>
<p><a href=“http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/l.html#less[/url]”>http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/l.html#less</a>
They state:</p>
<p>Less versus Fewer.
Less means “not as much”; fewer means “not as many.” Trust your ear: if you’d use “much,” use “less”; if you’d use “many,” use “fewer.” You earn less money by selling fewer products; you use less oil but eat fewer fries. If you can count them, use fewer. [Entry revised 3 November 2000.] </p>
<p>I should have trusted my ear!</p>
<p>Funny- my favorite saying to my children regarding the three most important things one should learn when embarking on a career: Grammar, Math and Golf! Ok maybe golf is required more in a business career as opposed to other careers. I am sure you can substitute "a foreign language or another suitable subject, but for me If I had become proficient in the three I mentioned, I certainly would have advanced further in my career!</p>
<p>Cheers- you said:my memory told me that songman is not a native English speaker. Lest he criticize my Chinese grammar, LOL, I decided to ignore his (slight) error.</p>
<p>My response: In a way I wish I could use the excuse of not being a native speaker,however I was born and raised in the USA. Unfortunately, I was raised in a lower middle class, inner city environment. I have done the best I can to erase the many grammatical blunders that I learned in my youth as well as economically pull myself out of the abyss of the working poor.</p>
<p>Songman:</p>
<p>You’re not alone in making mistakes. Amble over to the grammar nazi thread and read about far more serious howlers. :)</p>
<p>And you have songman, you have. </p>
<p>My in laws are another Horatio Alger story. Not that I qualify as a Grammar Nazi but I hardly hear their grammar mistakes. Nor do I hear the mistakes of my non-native friends. Lucky me!</p>
<p>You can contact the mods to get the error in the title corrected.</p>
<p>I tried to send you a pm to find out hosw your son’s first year went? Has he gone back?</p>
<p>Cheers- Thanks for asking! My son is going back on labor day. His first year was a success I would say. He likes the fact that UMASS/Amherst is so large he can be invisible.He has more friends at UMASS then he can count. He is “dying” to get back to school. Overall he obtained a 3.7 GPA. He said " heck I could have obtained all “A"s ,I just didn’t work as hard”. One of the main reasons why we could not deal with going into hock in order to send him to a $50,000 a year LAC. He plays in three (Rock) bands and likes the town of Amherst and the UMASS campus. He really likes the Commonwealth College system, but wishes the college was more defined by the UMASS admin. Oh well, you can’t have everything.</p>
<p>The money we saved with the lower state tuition ,enabled him to take a summer course at Berklee College of Music and to buy an old car. (1995 Subaru). So far, knock on wood, we have not taken any loans to pay the tuition. We do the monthly payment plan the school offers.</p>
<p>So I would say the decision he/his parents made to pick UMASS/Amherst for now was an excellent decision. Notice I said “for now”…</p>
<p>Songman:</p>
<p>As one who encouraged you to send your son to UMASS, I’m thrilled that he’s done so well and is enjoying his experience! My S has a good friend who is going to be a freshman there.</p>
<p>Yes thanks Marite- several of the CC posters, including you, were very helpful to us in arriving at a decision.</p>
<p>My daughter (" the snob"- ha!) swears that she will be going to a LAC. Anything to do the opposite from her older brother.Yikes, I better start saving now! In four years what will the tution be at colleges like Bates,Bowdoin or Kenyon?</p>
<p>Here’s Bowdoin’s tuition and fees listed below from their website…</p>
<p>Schedule of billed fees for 2005-2006:</p>
<p>Tuition $32,650
Board $4,770
Room Rent $3,900
Activities Fee $340 </p>
<p>Total $41,660</p>