A Couple

[Sherbs]

Argument at work.

A couple, always 2 things.

Or 2 things, but sometimes a indefinite small number.

Which is it.

 

[Gilly]

2 things.

 

[shifty_uk]

Could mean both. Depends on context.

 

[Brian8bit]

Couple = 2
Few = 2 - 5
Several = 5 - 7
A load = 7 - 15
A metric ****ton = 15+

 

[Sherbs]

Could mean both. Depends on context.

Yeah, that is what I said and got shot down.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Technically two, but have always used it, and heard it used as either.

 

[Oynas]

To my mind, a couple is '2' - nothing more, nothing less.

 

[MonkeyNews]

Dictionary definition is 2, i'd go with that.

 

[Zefan]

This many.

What gets me most of all is people incorrectly assigning values to few, several and many.

Several means more than one, a few means several but not many. The actual number is completely contextual.

 

[Sherbs]

Dictionary definition is 2, i'd go with that.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/couple

 

[G|mp]

To my mind, a couple is '2' - nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Sherbs]

This many.

Bah, didn't realise.

How about a couple of sandwiches?

 

[MonkeyNews]

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/couple

I dont believe in informal definitions, it's just not cricket!

 

[Theophany]

If you're going to have a 'couple' of drinks, then >2.

If you're telling your SO you've had a 'couple' of drinks, then 2.

 

[paulh]

2 things for me!

 

[Podmonkey]

2. Just 2.

 

[Metalface Mark]

A couple is, has and always will be two.

The happy couple has never meant a threesome

 

[Jambo]

Of course it means 2.

"That couple had a threesome".



Edit: Oi Metalface!

 

[Deleted member 77746]

To my mind, a couple is '2' - nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Casdawer]

Zwei