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[–] 1 point 2 days ago (6 children)

how often have you referred to a romantic couple as "a couple of people". What if I say "A couple of people attended my party", does that mean a romantic couple showed up and no one else?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (5 children)

    It certainly means that only two people showed up. But now you are nitpicking, and still wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (4 children)

    take it up with merriam-webster, an institution tracking how people use words and phrases

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago* (3 children)

    No, I’m going to take it up with you since you posted it and called the other person a pedant while doing so.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    No, it is not worth my time arguing with willfully ignorant people

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