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@Khornight2
Really?
With the same gearing one crank turn gets you the same distance in either gear, that means for a mile you have the same amount of chain sliding on and off each tooth, why would it wear faster?
(The shorter chain will wear faster... By about a millionth of a percent, but as long as you change the chain when it shows signs of wear it shouldn't cause a problem with the chainring or cogs for about the same number of iterations of chain)...
I think that's right isn't it?
I run 32x12 as a road gear on my polo bike, except for the fact that 12t cogs are a bit thin so prone to snapping I've not had problems with the 32 wearing any faster than I'd expect.