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Bookmark or Share- The least or the fewest? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange"Fewest" is an adjective, not an adverb; it applies only to count nouns, so it would not be usable in this sentence. Compare the following two sentences: Our family has the fewest people of any in the village. ("fewest" as an adjective modifying the noun "people") She is the least polite person in our family.
- singular they - "his or her own" vs. "their own" - English Language ...The choice of pronoun in this case is a vexing one, that English has struggled with for generations. There is no single, universally accepted pronoun to use in this case. No matter which pronoun you choose, you will likely annoy somebody. The two examples you quoted will offend the fewest people, on average. Walking through our choices:
- Difference between “little”, “few”, “a little” and “a few”LITTLE. Few is used with countable nouns (nouns which can be counted), such as coin(s), sweet(s), and animal(s).
- When talking about computing, are "not enabled" and "disabled" same?If you are instead designing an interface, look at comparable interfaces and use the same. In this case, the Principle of Least Astonishment should be your primary guide. (TL:DR; Do what surprises the fewest people. It's kind of off-topic for this side, but please google it if you're building any kind of interface and haven't already.)
- Am I telling the time correctly on the analog clock?Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
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