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I'm Canadian and my wife is American, and we have absolutely the same disagreement. To me, a couple is exactly two, and to her, it's a synonym for "a few". We c

by Spoom 3y ago

I'm Canadian and my wife is American, and we have absolutely the same disagreement. To me, a couple is exactly two, and to her, it's a synonym for "a few". We compromise by being explicit whenever that word is used.

b112 3y ago
In primary school (grade 6), I was explicitly taught in grammar class that * single = one * couple = two * few = three or four * many = five or more Both single and couple seem very well cemented to me, people say "he's single" or "they're a couple", and there is no confusion there. But few and many were hammered into my head with equal certainty.