Further Dispatches from Standards and Measures

[featherynscale]

It's official. Per JJ, my co-worker, the following standards of counting apply:

1 of something is "one"
2 or 3 are "a couple"
4 or 5 are "several"
and more than 5 are "numerous".

Please implement as soon as possible.

Comments

[malvito.livejournal.com]

Connie and I used to get into semantic arguements on this subject, since I am of the group for whom "a couple" means More Than One But Not Limited To Two (i.e "a couple" and "a few" are interchangeable unless we are talking about people who are romantically linked, though, in the case of my friends and loved ones, the two terms are still occasionally interchangeable), and she is very much of the opinion that "a couple" means Two And Only Two And There Is No Variation From That Strict Interpretation. Dammit.

I refuse to be bound by mere mortal numerical interpretation.