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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by cromulent on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:05AM (#37725132)
Another Aussie here.

I would say that "a couple" can also mean several. For example:

"Come back in a couple of days and we might have them in stock".

"Turn right where the old farmhouse used to be and they are a couple of k's down the road"

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by wizofaus on Sunday October 01, 2023 @11:31AM (#37726853)
I'd interpret that as "2 days", with the implicit assumption that you can come back after 2 days and we'll still have them. A couple of km shouldn't really mean more than 3km, but obviously we don't expect anyone to go out and measure them.
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