"It has happened a couple of times."
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"It has happened a couple of times."
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"It has happened a couple of times."
@futurebird I remember as a kid some adult in my life trying to insist that a couple means exactly two and a few is three or more, and I was like "why would I ever say 'a couple' if it means two and has more syllables"
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@futurebird I remember as a kid some adult in my life trying to insist that a couple means exactly two and a few is three or more, and I was like "why would I ever say 'a couple' if it means two and has more syllables"
I always took it to mean that the speaker personally knew about it happening exactly two times, but it could be more.
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"It has happened a couple of times."
I'm a devout "couple = 2, few = 3, several = 4 - 7, and if ya got more than that it's a buncha" adherent.
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"It has happened a couple of times."
@futurebird when i hear 'a couple' i assume 2 by default, but am more open to being wrong on that assumption than if they said 'two'
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