> I was just thinking, if we follow the directions on today's Reader Poll specifically, nobody should pick 1 or 4. Sam said pick a number "between" 1 and 4. Only 2 or 3 would qualify.

Technically that's true, but in casual conversation, the word "between" in this context is usually used to specify an inclusive range.

It's kind of like the difference in what the word "or" means. Casually, it's an exclusive "or" -- one or the other. In computer programming, electrical engineering, and so forth, it means what is referred to in casual conversation as "and/or."

> P.S. Does this poll serve any meaningful purpose?

Yes, but I'm not telling until it's over.