You know what really grinds my gears?

[Redacted01]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Much faster than retyping two sentences?

He makes it sound like he was writing a novel and then looked up and, "AHHHHH OHHH NOOO I TYPED IN ALL CAPSSSSSSSS!"

But yea, actually, ctrl A, ctrl C, alt+tab, ctrl V, =LOWER(A1), ctrl C, alt+tab, ctrl V is pretty fast. It furthers my case if he doesn't look at the screen when typing and instead looks at the keyboard.

[VTPack919]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

He makes it sound like he was writing a novel and then looked up and, "AHHHHH OHHH NOOO I TYPED IN ALL CAPSSSSSSSS!"

But yea, actually, ctrl A, ctrl C, alt+tab, ctrl V, =LOWER(A1), ctrl C, alt+tab, ctrl V is pretty fast. It furthers my case if he doesn't look at the screen when typing and instead looks at the keyboard.

He said in his post that he was a "couple of sentences in".

[Redacted01]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

He said in his post that he was a "couple of sentences in".

Definition of couple varies among people. I still say he's chicken pecking, because I mean really, the 10-15 seconds I'd have to retype seems pretty minor, and my method uses fewer keystrokes. No need to waste your life away spending more time than necessary!

[TCM]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

A couple is two

[MBFranchise]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Definition of couple varies among people. I still say he's chicken pecking, because I mean really, the 10-15 seconds I'd have to retype seems pretty minor, and my method uses fewer keystrokes. No need to waste your life away spending more time than necessary!

This grinds my gears. I use "a couple" interchangeably with "a few." If I say give me a couple chips, I'm surely not asking just for two.

All depends on context. A couple of people is 2. A couple is French Fries is around 4 or 5.

But people tell me all the time I am wrong. So, OS, what say you? Is a couple 2, or is a couple 2, 3, or 4?

[CMH]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

A couple is two. A few is 3-5. Several is 5 or more. A lot is too damn many.


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[VTPack919]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

This grinds my gears. I use "a couple" interchangeably with "a few." If I say give me a couple chips, I'm surely not asking just for two.

All depends on context. A couple of people is 2. A couple is French Fries is around 4 or 5.

But people tell me all the time I am wrong. So, OS, what say you? Is a couple 2, or is a couple 2, 3, or 4?

Couple = 2, Few = 3, Several = 4+, then you move on to handful and other systems of measurement.

[Mabster]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

A few is a lot more debatable the a couple.

A couple is always two.
A few is at least 3.

My grammar is horrible using Tapatalk.

[jeremym480]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

A couple and a few can be used interchangeably.

[NDAlum]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So are you and your significant other a couple or a few?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So are you and your significant other a couple or a few?

Weekdays = a couple
Weekends = a swingin' few, baby!

[jeremym480]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

cou·ple (kpl)
n.
1. Two items of the same kind; a pair.
2. Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
3. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
b. Two people together.
4. Informal A few; several: a couple of days.
5. Physics A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.

So are you and your significant other a couple or a few?

My wife and I are a couple - see #1 or #3

I am going to the movies with a couple of guys from work - see #4

[CMH]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So are you and your significant other a couple or a few?

When we argue, it feels like a few.


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[CMH]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I am going to the movies with a couple of guys from work - see #4

I figured this example would be used.

I consider it English changing because people changed it.


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[NDAlum]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

You stealth edited your post!

You said they were equal before...which I disagree with. Now you say they can be used interchangeably, which I will concede to the examples you stated.