Re: I hate to be a spoilsport but…
The less / fewer thing is all very well, but where's the opposite gone? We're already using more for both jobs - and have the saying "more or less". But there's no more or fewer...
Which leads me to the opinion that fewer is pointless. Why do we have this distinction, and does losing it lead to ambiguity? After all, we say more people, more time more problems, more fun.