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Old 24th June 2019, 11:02
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It might be 'not more'. 'Many' implies 'a great number' regardless of the field but 'fewer' can only be decoded when considered against the totals fielded. A large quantity of widgits can still be fewer in widgits than an even larger quantity of widgits.

Is a lesser argument one in which weaponised frying pans are not employed or is it merely one rhetorically weaker?
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