BigVMan23 Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 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?
UKMustangFan Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 When I say a couple, all I really mean is more than one, however the basic understanding of it is 2.
lawildcat Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 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:
MJAlltheWay24 Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 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.
gchs_uk9 Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 Always 2. Now when I say a few, that can take on a whole range of numbers!
DragonFire Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 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.
Jumper_Dad Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 A couple is always 2, unless you are asking for cookies then it is 3 or more...because no one wants just 2 cookies.
Watusi Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 2 people in bed is a couple, 3 or more is something entirely different
spindoc Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 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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