Week 6- Keela Disterhaft

One thing that I learned from my time at The Signpost was the difference between fewer and less. The way I was told to remember when to use it is by thinking about the way it is used. When using the word think of it in a context of counting the items you are talking about. Fewer is used when you CAN count the items you are talking about. Less is used when you CANNOT count them.

Our copy-editor used the example of air. He said that you that you would never say, there are fewer air in the room. You would say there is less air in the room. You cannot count the amount of air in the room.You can, however, count the amount of people in the room. In this example you would say, there were fewer people in the room. This is because you can count the amount of people in the room.

I also have a tip on knowing the difference between using discreet and discrete. Discrete means individually separate or distinct. I distinguish discrete from discreet by the way discrete is spelled.

In the word discrete, the e’s are separated by the letter “t” therefore making the letter “e” “separated” by the letter “t”. I’m not sure if I’ve explained this as well as I did in my head but I hope this helps.

This week my grammar mistake comes from another blog that I’ve found recipes at.

I would rewrite it to: The best times to post are between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. I assume it’s because people are scrolling through Pinterest, on their phones while lying in bed, after their little ones are in bed for the night.