stairs can refer to a single entity, rather than a plurality
"a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building" from the OED
Therefore, my use of "less" is grammatically correct. there is only one set of stems, we are seeing less of it.
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/stair?q=stairs
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"a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building" from the OED
Therefore, my use of "less" is grammatically correct. there is only one set of stems, we are seeing less of it.
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/stair?q=stairs
( , Mon 14 Jan 2013, 16:24, Share, Reply)