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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

On my own...

Amanda: I hope you don't feel obligated to entertain me.
Jude's only gone for a couple days. (2 days, right?)

Lex: I don't believe in obligations. (He doesn't feel obligated?)Besides, your fiancé
did me a favor. I wasn't looking forward to a night out on my own. (He wasn't eager
to get out alone?)
  

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Hi, Amanda: I hope you don't feel obligated to entertain me. Jude's only gone for a couple days . ) Not necessarily 2.

  • Hi, Amanda: I hope you don't feel obligated to entertain me.
  • Jude's only gone for a couple days .
  • ) Not necessarily 2.
  • A few days.
  • Lex: I don't believe in obligations .
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Hi,

Amanda: I hope you don't feel obligated to entertain me.

Jude's only gone for a couple days. (2 days, right?) Not necessarily 2. A few days.

Lex: I don't believe in obligations. (He doesn't feel obligated?He doesn't believe that a pesrson should feel obligated )Beside
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Jude's only gone for a couple days. (2 days, right?) Not necessarily 2. A few days.
How can you know when a person means two or few when they use 'couple'?
Do you refer to the 'of' (couple of)? Or the use of 'a' (a couple)? Like this for
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Hi,

How can you know when a person means two or few when they use 'couple'?

Do you refer to the 'of' (couple of)? Or the use of 'a' (a couple)? Like this for instance:

-We'll know in a couple hours. It may be regional. I always say 'a couple of'.
-What happens in two hours?

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Interesting! Thanks, Clive!

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