RE: Is 'one or more' correct, or should it be 'one or many'

[Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Liza asked:
> I'd like to know if it is correct to say, for example: Select one or more items from the list. Or should it be: Select one or many items from the list. Because in Chicago Manual of Style, 'more' is used more in comparative adjective. 
> 
> What are your thoughts?


It seems to me that you may be overthinking this. "One or more" is very common usage and is widely understood with no confusion even if it may stretch the conventions of a style guide a bit. But if absolute compliance with Chicago is a requirement (as if that were even possible, considering some of the inconsistencies in that guide), you could substitute either "any number of" or "at least one".

-Fred Ridder

 

 
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