what happened to "fewer"!?

[fradgely]

This word is being superceded by "less", and will soon become redundant.They are not synonyms - "fewer" relates to a number and "less" to mass. The beauty of the English language lies in its precision.

I had never used the word 'fewer' until I joined MN. Now I do

The revolution begins here!

I have even started to use it where it really should be less - too used to correcting myself