Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom.
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One of the members of the Star Tribune Editorial Board who evaluates commentary submitted by others has a distaste for the word "countless." It literally means "too many to be counted," but often the thing in question could be quantified. The writer just didn't want to go to that kind of trouble for the mere purpose of making a point.
