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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by 0xDEADFED5 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:29AM (#37722911)
As an American my family had very strict notions of this growing up.

Couple = 2, that's it. Few = 3 75.000001% of the time. Otherwise it's 4.

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by klyrs on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:58PM (#37727958)
Also from the US, I grew up with "couple few" used to indicate anything between 2 and, I dunno, 6?
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