by HappyCamper » 27 Sep 2022 Read
rekoons wrote:HappyCamper wrote:rekoons wrote:less
*fewer
Is it plain wrong to say 'less' in this circumstance, and would people in the street give me a strange look if I say that, or is it just more correct to say 'fewer'?
Always happy to improve my english, these kind of nuances are too subtle for me.
i'm just being pedantic tbh. and many native speakers would probably make the same error.
strictly speaking, 'fewer' should be used for discrete or countable quantities - ie one can only have a whole number of centuries.
whereas less is for continuous or measurable amounts, eg less distance to the pocket.
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by rekoons » 27 Sep 2022 Read
clear explanation, I get it now.
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Sep 2022 Read
29?
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by rekoons » 27 Sep 2022 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:29?
Not so much less, just a little less.
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Sep 2022 Read
26?
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by rekoons » 27 Sep 2022 Read
No I meant a little less than 35!
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Sep 2022 Read
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by rekoons » 28 Sep 2022 Read
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Sep 2022 Read
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by rekoons » 29 Sep 2022 Read
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
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by rekoons » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:34
Winner winner!
Practically half of Williams' century tally for that season came during his run to the semi final in the worlds!
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Who won the first ever British Open tournament?
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by rekoons » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Steve Davis?
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Not Steve Davis.
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by Malagueño » 29 Sep 2022 Read
The Lord of the Jampot, Alex Higgins
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Higgins won the event when it was called British Gold Cup but when the name was changed to British Open he didn't clinch it I'm afraid.
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by Malagueño » 29 Sep 2022 Read
B*gger. I often look in here and this was the first time I thought I knew the answer to one.
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
The player wasn't very high profile that won the event and it was his 1 and only ranking title.
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by Iranu » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Bob Chaperon?
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by Malagueño » 29 Sep 2022 Read
I know the answer now as I've just looked it up. It would have taken me a long time to come up with that name.
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Not Chaperon, although he did win the British Open but in 1990, the first event was in 1985.
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by chengdufan » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Steve James
I know he only won one title but can't remember which one, so something of a guess.
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Sep 2022 Read
Not Steve James. His only ranking title was The Classic in 1990.
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by Juddernaut88 » 01 Oct 2022 Read
It's a non British player.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 Oct 2022 Read
It was Silvino Francisco.
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by Juddernaut88 » 02 Oct 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:It was Silvino Francisco.
Correct
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by SnookerEd25 » 02 Oct 2022 Read
Silvino Francisco got to the QF of the World Championship in his debut season as a pro’, but never got that far again.
Who beat him in the last eight?
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by Juddernaut88 » 02 Oct 2022 Read
Neal Foulds?
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