How many is a couple?

[Will Wood]

If you're talking about a couple of peope - it's always two.

But if you ask for a couple apples, how many are you asking for?
Got in a arguement about this at work. I think a couple is three. They argued some was three.

What is it?

[Maggot6]

I have always thoguht of a couple being 2, but depending on the item(how many of the item are in a certain spot etc) 4. and a "few" being 3...And Some being 5...And if the "some" of those are small (example - screws) just a handful. Crazy Canadians :rolleyes:

[atm743]

to me it = 2

cuse if it isent what would a dozen cupples of egg's mean then :rolleyes: ;)

:D

[teufelhunden]

to me it = 2

cuse if it isent what would a dozen cupples of egg's mean then :rolleyes: ;)

:D


Do you, uh, speak the language?

[wanna-b-ballin']

Do you, uh, speak the language?
that made me laugh.

a couple is 2
a few is 3
above that you should say the number, it saves people from getting confused

[B.A.M.]

2 cuz as you said with people it is 2 people

[Eagle]

A couple is 2, a few is 3, several is anywhere from 4-11.

[ScatterPlot]

Couple is 2, I would say few is 3-4, then some changes depending on the item- give me some soup, for example, or give me some screws, or apples.

[Thordic]

cou·ple n.
Two items of the same kind; a pair.

few
n.
An indefinitely small number of persons or things

sev·er·al
adj.
Being of a number more than two or three but not many:

Use the dictionary. Dopes.

[fire1811]

that made me laugh.

a couple is 2
a few is 3
above that you should say the number, it saves people from getting confused


ditto

[personman]

I think a couple means two
a few means a small number

how the hell do you get 3 out of the word few?

[APgamer55]

POOF

[personman]

blah blah

I'll make a mental note.