Once upon a fortnight

Q. Okay. Ma'am, how often were you experiencing pain before the accident which forms the basis of the lawsuit? Was it every day?
A. In my hands from the arthritis? Is this what you're asking?
Q. Well, your hands, your neck, your mid-back.
A. Intermittent, you know.
Q. Once a day, once a week, once a month, once a fortnight?
A. Some --
MR. SMITH: I think a fortnight would come in between a week and a month, but I don't want to quibble.
MR. JONES: I'm just giving her alternatives. I like the word "fortnight," and I've been working it into depositions lately.
MR. SMITH: But if you're going to go day, week --
MR. JONES: I understand that.
MR. SMITH: -- you've got to put the fortnight before the month.
MR. JONES: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
MR. SMITH: I'm a little mind, John.
MR. JONES: I understand that.
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