I asked someone when he can complete a task and he said "couple of week". I asked again exactly how many weeks he said "I said couple of weeks, that means 2 weeks". Which is the real meaning of "Couple of Weeks"? 2 weeks or few weeks?
2006-09-13 20:27:05 · 7 answers · asked by AC 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
well its supposed to be 2 weeks but realised that most people are using it for 2-3 weeks
2006-09-13 20:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by eunice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Couple means two, so if this person is being literal he means two weeks. However, as noted below, some people use the expression informally, to mean an indeterminate amount ranging from two to three or even more:
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
Two people together.
Informal. A few; several: a couple of days.
Physics. A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
Most folks would interpret "couple" to mean "two," though.
2006-09-13 20:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by reel_life1 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Couple Of Weeks
2016-11-04 00:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by roca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks
2006-09-13 20:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by Rare Indigo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couple means two, so if this person is being literal he means two weeks. However, as noted below, some people use the expression informally, to mean an indeterminate amount ranging from two to three or even more:
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
Two people together.
Informal. A few; several: a couple of days.
Physics. A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
Most folks would interpret "couple" to mean "two," though.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q...
2006-09-13 20:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means two weeks, but if somebody who says that waits three it's no big deal. If someone says a couple of weeks, they are pretty loose, they really mean maybe 2+ a few days.
2006-09-13 20:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say 2 weeks
2006-09-13 20:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's two weeks. My Chambers English dictionary defines 'couple' as
that which joins two things together, two of a kind joined together or connected. Two or a pair. To join together.
2006-09-13 22:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People these days mix them up all the time. Don't always take it as two weeks as the person you are talking to it might define it as a few weeks. You should clarify with them!
2006-09-13 20:35:09 · answer #9 · answered by Slk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....couple means 2; several means 3 or more.
2006-09-13 20:28:48 · answer #10 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋