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Fewer vs Less: When to Use Each
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What was corrected
What the page claimed
Many supermarkets have updated their signs in recent years to say ten items or fewer, including Tesco and several major American chains.
What was corrected
Some supermarkets have updated their signs in recent years to avoid the debate entirely; Tesco, for instance, changed its express lane signage from "10 items or less" to the grammar-neutral "Up to 10 items."
Why this is better
Factually incorrect claim about Tesco. Tesco did not update its signs to say "ten items or fewer" - it replaced the "10 items or less" signage with the grammar-neutral phrase "Up to 10 items" specific
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