A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LESS

Fri, 8 Mar '24
What some consume on a diet
Sat, 3 Feb '24
Off
Wed, 31 Jan '24
Taking off
Sun, 10 Dec '23
What a haggler hopes to pay
Sun, 29 Oct '23
Without
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Minus
Thu, 9 Mar '23
What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers
Sat, 25 Feb '23
"Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander)
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Counterpart of -ful
Mon, 4 Jul '22
More's opposite
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Word sometimes used incorrectly for "fewer"
Fri, 13 May '22
Wed, 4 May '22
Without
Mon, 25 Apr '22
"And I – I took the one ___ traveled by": Robert Frost
Sat, 8 Jan '22
Taking off
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Word often confused with "fewer"
Mon, 9 Aug '21
Not so much
Tue, 22 Jun '21
More, as the saying goes
Sun, 17 Jan '21
What's more, it's said