Comments on: EarthLink Announces Third-Quarter Employee Loss

By: Jerry Grasso

Jerry Grasso — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:21:49 +0000

Hi John: You said this in your post above -

“Additional steps” in this case is a euphemism for “more layoffs to come,” as the company will also “substantially reduce its presence” in Atlanta and Pasadena, Calif.

This is inaccurate. There are no more layoffs to come and additional steps does not imply that to be the case. In terms of staff reductions, all that was planned for was announced yesterday.

Thank you,
Jerry Grasso
Director of Corporate Communications
EarthLink

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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:18:41 +0000

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By: Associate Editor John Sullivan

Associate Editor John Sullivan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:11:34 +0000

Right you are, Dave. Colloquial misuse of “less” for “fewer” has bent this rule. We’ve changed the post to reflect the preferred style of The Wall Street Journal … and the Grammar Gestapo. Thank you.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:39:18 +0000

John,

Grammar Nazi Alert.

You wrote: “few hundred less jobs” when I am sure you meant to write: “few hundred fewer jobs” as less goes with continuous and fewer goes with discrete.

,dave