I love language (Off-Topic)

by naturl selexion, Monday, May 11, 2015, 22:14 (3487 days ago) @ Earendil

If I tell you I need "a couple quarters" do you think I mean exactly 50 cents?

Yes, but then I take things more literally than the average person. Some people communicate more emotionally, some more technically. I am of the latter type.

When someone says "couple" I assign the number two to it. Then when they actually meant four or something my train of thought is derailed and I have to backtrack... sounds like I'm mental. I don't think so, I just like to mean what I say, say what I mean.

Of course then I do get lazy and use "few" or "several" to mean something that even I don't approve of - and hope no one else noticed. :-)