September 20, 201610 yr So I'm getting my half decaf half regular coffee at DQ the other morning, and the lady at the drive thru asks if I need cream/sugar. I say yes, a couple of cream please. She asks..."how many"? I say again, "a couple". She then asks..."well how many is that...4, 5"? I said "no, 2". She then proceeds to tell me that when she asks for a couple of something, she wants 4 or 5 of those things and always has to ask for more when she is handed 2, so when someone asks for "a couple" she always ask how many that is. I just kind of shrugged and smiled, but I WANTED to say...well, maybe when asked you shouldn't say a couple, you should say 4 or 5. Because a couple is 2. I have also noticed more women than men seem to ask for clarification when asking for "a couple", so maybe it's a gender thing?
September 20, 201610 yr When I say a couple, all I really mean is more than one, however the basic understanding of it is 2.
September 20, 201610 yr A couple is 2. A few is 3. Some is 4 or more. It is not a gender thing. It is an ignorant thing. :ohbrother:
September 20, 201610 yr I always think 2. When beer vending and a fan tells me to keep a couple as a tip, I'm tempted to stretch it to 3, but I don't get greedy and keep it 2.
September 20, 201610 yr A couple is 2. A few is 3. Some is 4 or more. It is not a gender thing. It is an ignorant thing. :ohbrother: I would accept several for more than three. But otherwise, dead on.
September 20, 201610 yr A couple is always 2, unless you are asking for cookies then it is 3 or more...because no one wants just 2 cookies.
September 20, 201610 yr Depends on the question. When people sit in my chair and I ask them if they've taken anything, and regardless of the drug, a couple means more than 2, inevitably.
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