Abe picked up the yoghurt container and peered at the label.
"Non-fat shouldn't taste this good. You're sure it's non-fat?"
"That's what it says. And less calories too."
"Fewer calories."
"Less." Jack pointed to the bright yellow flag on the container. "Says so right there."
"I should accept a yoghurt label as my authority on grammar? Trust me, Jack, it's 'fewer'. Less fat - okay. But fewer calories."
F Paul Wilson
Conspiracies (A Repairman Jack novel)
2008
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Gotta love a thriller writer who makes space for an English lesson!
"Non-fat shouldn't taste this good. You're sure it's non-fat?"
"That's what it says. And less calories too."
"Fewer calories."
"Less." Jack pointed to the bright yellow flag on the container. "Says so right there."
"I should accept a yoghurt label as my authority on grammar? Trust me, Jack, it's 'fewer'. Less fat - okay. But fewer calories."
F Paul Wilson
Conspiracies (A Repairman Jack novel)
2008
*********
Gotta love a thriller writer who makes space for an English lesson!
2 comments:
On the radio this morning some snobby book critic said you are unlikely to learn from reading outside the classics. Huh!
Hi Anne .. I quite agree - what a great insert .. clever chap is F Paul Wilson ... which is dreadful grammar! - as was that .. I'm off before I dig larger holes for me myself to fall into .. !!??
Cheers Hilary
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