V'Zot HaBracha- Math Related Grammar

This Shabbat, being Chol HaMoed Sukkot, we will be reading a portion from parshat Ki Tisa. However, since next week we read V'Zot HaBracha and Bereishit in the same week, I felt it would be appropriate to appropriate V'Zot HaBracha for this week, and continue with Beresheit next week.

"And He became King over Yeshurun when the numbers of the nation are gathered- the tribes of Israel in unity." ~Devarim 33;5 

Rashi on 33;5 explains that it says "numbers of the nation" referring to when the nation gathers and is unified, they are worthy of being individually counted and being blessed by Hashem.

Mathematical Grammar:
If you are a person who is aware of proper grammar, you may have noticed that there are certain words that many people misuse on a regular basis. If the grocery store sign "12 items or less" has ever bothered you, then you have an awareness of mathematical grammar. To be accurate, the sign should read "12 items or fewer". What's the difference? There are certain words that relate specifically to countable quantities, while their counterpart words, which are often mistakenly used, actually relate to non-countable quantities (although there are exceptions where one word can be used for both).

What does this mean?

Consider asking, "Do you want more or less soup?" as opposed to "Do you want more or fewer pretzels?" Less applies to soup- a non-countable item, while fewer applies to pretzels- a countable item. If you were to switch and use fewer with the soup question or less with pretzels, it doesn't sound nearly as smooth, because the wording isn't right.

Another such word pair example is many and much. Would you ask "How many soup would you like?" or would you ask "How much soup would you like?". Consider the pretzels- "How many pretzels?" or "How much pretzels?". Again, many applies to the countable item, while much  refers to the non-countable quantity.

Parsha Connection:
If the Torah were talking about the nation- it would be referred to as a single unit- "when the nation is gathered". Rather, we are told of when the "numbers of the nation are gathered"- clearly referring to countable individuals- because when the nation is in perfect unity, each individual within the nation is worthy of being counted and blessed.

Think about referring to a change in size of the nation. We would speak of more or fewer people, but when referring to the nation as a whole, we would speak of the nation being larger or smaller. Again, more/fewer people refer to a countable entity, while larger/smaller nation is a non-countable quantity.