Re: Don't know what to title this... > 18 Million?

[Rachael Lininger <techwhirl -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca> wrote

>shankAtIndiaDotcom wondered: <<More then 18 400 000 hits for 'more 
>then' [in Google] Oh well, we lesser than mortals have been taught to 
>say (write) 'more than'.>>
>
>It pays to remember that statistics taken out of context are 
>meaningless: If those hits were from university grammar sites or 
>editorial discussion groups, they're credible. If they're from high 
>school blogs, you can safely ignore them unless you're writing a thesis 
>on teenage slang.

It's simpler than that. When lesser mortals Google, we should remember 
that Google doesn't count punctuation any more. Then we will understand.

(I don't believe Google ever counted punctuation, btw.)

Rachael

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