- From: Charles McCathieNevile <chaals@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:36:25 +0900
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:20:32 +0900, Stijn Peeters <stijn.p at hccnet.nl> wrote: > Smylers schreef: >> A very minor niggle with the 'Structure of this specification' section, >> which says: >> >> There are also a couple of appendices, defining shims for WYSIWYG >> editors, rendering rules for Web browsers, and listing areas that are >> out of scope for this specification. >> >> http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#structure >> >> That's 3 appendicies, which is more than a couple. >> >> Smylers >> > > ?Idiom > 14. a couple of, more than two, but not many, of; a small number of; a > few: It will take a couple of days for the package to get there. Also, a > couple. > > (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/couple) > > I assume this meaning of "a couple" is used here. It is not the most intelligent use of english.. A couple really does mean two, so the understanding of a native english speaker is that you really are saying two, but lying. In this case, Smylers is correct that using "couple" is wrong, assuming that using reasonably good english is a goal. cheers Chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile, Opera Software: Standards Group hablo espa?ol - je parle fran?ais - jeg l?rer norsk chaals at opera.com Catch up: Speed Dial http://opera.com
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