cvs commit: www/en index.xsl

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Sun Feb 15 14:27:05 PST 2004


In message: <20040215190329.GQ8821 at submonkey.net>
            Ceri Davies <ceri at submonkey.net> writes:
: On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 10:42:48AM -0800, Wilko Bulte wrote:
: > wilko       2004/02/15 10:42:48 PST
: > 
: >   FreeBSD doc repository
: > 
: >   Modified files:
: >     en                   index.xsl 
: >   Log:
: >   A pair of floppies -> a couple of floppies.
: >   
: >   A pair equals 2 and 2 floppies are not sufficient anymore.
: 
: "A couple" is numerically equivalent to "a pair".

A couple isn't quite the same as a pair.  A secondary meaning for a
couple is the same as a few.  "Give me a couple of those biscuits" is
likely to get you 3 biscuits as 2 in many parts of the US.

Warner


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