[ih] Fwd: [IP] EFF calls for signatures from Internet Engineers against censorship

Bernie Cosell bernie at fantasyfarm.com
Mon Dec 19 07:36:24 PST 2011


On 19 Dec 2011 at 14:57, Nigel Roberts wrote:

> A 'couple' is by definition two (of anything) and two only except when 
> means a link between two things (as in a chain).

Well, this is super off-topic, but 'by definition' claims are always 
pedantic and often wrong.  "couple" has also meant "a few" or "a small 
number" for quite some time.  As in "We've only gone to the movies a 
couple of times this month".

  /Bernie\
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