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I attest the following usages: * "a couple of things" _ is a general statement meaning, sundry articles * "a couple of specific things" _ sundry but specific

I attest the following usages: * "a couple of things" _ is a general statement meaning, sundry articles * "a couple of specific things" _ sundry but specific articles which the knight errant must not fail to fetch, e.g. dinner likely depends on it * "a couple of apples" _ means two apples

christophilus 3y ago
American, here, and this is also my expectation. I think the example of the couple in Canada is probably unusual, though maybe it’s different in Canada.