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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
The last couple of months
"...there was undoubtedly a greater sense of adventure than during the last couple of months." (From a press article.)
Does the phrase "the last couple of months" mean literally "the last two months"?
Does the phrase "the last couple of months" mean literally "the last two months"?
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Well, yes and no. A couple usually means two. However, in this sense, we mean that it's less than a few, meaning "not many".
- Well, yes and no.
- A couple usually means two.
- However, in this sense, we mean that it's less than a few, meaning "not many".
- So, "a few months" would be about 3-4 or 3-5 months.
- So I would say that "a couple of months" means 2-3 months.
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Well, yes and no. A couple usually means two. However, in this sense, we mean that it's less than a few, meaning "not many". So, "a few months" would be about 3-4 or 3-5 months. So I would say that "a couple of months" means 2-3 months. It's more than 1, but definitely a small number.
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