>”Several is usually used for a number greater than a couple and a few. Occasionally it is used in the same way as couple and few.“ Like when the speaker/write

>”Several is usually used for a number greater than a couple and a few. Occasionally it is used in the same way as couple and few.“ Like when the speaker/writer wants to emphasize that was more than two. “The suspect had several beers.” Vs “The suspect had a couple beers.” The number of beers in this hypothetical example is the same. But the meaning of the sentence— perhaps the intention behind the sentence— is entirely different.