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Have you seen this? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7590440.stm -
Tesco checks out wording change
Tesco says the change will be phased in
Tesco is to change the wording of signs on its fast-track checkouts to avoid any linguistic dispute.
The supermarket giant is to replace its current "10 items or less" notices with signs saying "Up to 10 items".
Tesco's move follows uncertainty over whether the current notices should use "fewer" instead of "less".
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“Ten Items or Less (Fewer?)”
Have you seen this? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7590440.stm -
Tesco checks out wording change
Tesco says the change will be phased in
Tesco is to change the wording of signs on its fast-track checkouts to avoid any linguistic dispute.
The supermarket giant is to replace its current "10 items or less" notices with signs saying "Up to 10 items".
Tesco's move follows uncertainty over whether the current notices should use "fewer" instead of "less".
(Follow link to read more).