Does it annoy anyone else when people say “a couple” when they really mean “a few”? I mean, it doesn’t annoy me as such, but “a couple” very obviously means “two” and why would you use it otherwise, because that’s asking for trouble.
Anyway. The first link is one I got off this post on reddit. Executive summary: American mortgage broker becomes homeless, has laptop, maintains some kind of social life/support network by talking to people on the internet. He’s now set up a blog at Lillyweather Lane whereon he’s documenting his continuing adventures. I will point out that he is both smart people and good writers and well worth reading.
Link the second is to a main dudette of mine who has finally done the honourable thing and started a blog. She’s from Belfast, everyone. She has a funny accent. It adds at least three layers of excellent to her already jolly good material.
And just because I’m not about to be pushed around by no pedant, here’s a third link I happened to have open. I don’t care whose toes I step on.
Does this qualify as a chipper’s couple, then? (They always seem to add more than two chips if you ask for a couple of extra ones.)
But the problem is it could be any number. They might add 3, they might add 6… who knows. Where would we be if this kind of wacky counting system took hold?
Best not ask them for several extra chips, so.
Is that Carland?
BTW I have the server up and running its fast. Just need to put everything on it.
It is she. Saucy news on the server front. Keep me updated.
C’est moi Monsieur Johnny.