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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

About "a couple(of) "

I know that a couple(of) means two or a few(things),but i find it hard to tell whether it means two(things) in a sentence or a few(things).So is there a way to tell?It would be better if you could give me some examples.Many thanks in advance!
  

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There really isn't one clear rule for this, but I would say the following is fairly accurate: I have one or two things to do. 1 or 2 I have a couple of things to do. 2 I have some things to do.

— JohnParis

  • There really isn't one clear rule for this, but I would say the following is fairly accurate: I have one or two things to do.
  • 1 or 2 I have a couple of things to do.
  • 2 I have some things to do.
  • 2 maybe more I have a few things to do.
  • 3 or more I have a handful of things to do.
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There really isn't one clear rule for this, but I would say the following is fairly accurate:

I have one or two things to do. 1 or 2

I have a couple of things to do. 2

I have some things to do. 2 maybe more

I have
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Unfortunately, many native speakers use 'a couple of' more freely:

a couple of (idiom) more than two, but not many, of; a small number of; a
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