On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:00, Tony Firshman wrote:

> Ian Burkinshaw wrote, on 27/Mar/13 17:46 | Mar27:
>> Sad though this is, I have to say it seems me inevitable this was going
>> to happen sooner or later. The constant increase in postal rates is self
>> defeating, the more they go up, the less poeple send.
> Really - so one leg is sending letters (8-)#
> You mean 'fewer' of course.

"the less people send" means "the same number of people send less in total".

The other meaning would presumably be written as

"the smaller the number of people who send"

Anyway postage is rather high now and certainly to be avoided if possible.

The small newsletter produced by the Scottish group SQLUG is now emailed to 
members.

George






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