2007-02-16 15:03:01 · 14 answers · asked by tinkerbellkrf 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's more than two. Two would be a couple.
2007-02-16 15:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by Restless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple means two, a few means more than one, usually three or more (few is defined as a small number, but people usually say a couple if it's two).
2007-02-16 15:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple means two, a few means three and some means four or more.
2007-02-16 15:11:57 · answer #3 · answered by buckskinbabydoll♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple is 2 and a few is more then 2!!
2007-02-16 15:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always think of a few as being 3 or 4.
2007-02-16 15:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by raven44012 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well people say a "couple" always means 2, and "a few "means 3 or more.
2007-02-16 15:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by Rocker Chick 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to Wiktionary:
More than one, but not as many as usual or as expected.
An indefinite small number of things or people.
Some more definitions:
–adjective
1.not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
–noun
2.(used with a plural verb) a small number or amount: Send me a few.
3.the few, a special, limited number; the minority: That music appeals to the few.
–pronoun
4.(used with a plural verb) a small number of persons or things: A dozen people volunteered, but few have shown up.
2007-02-16 15:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by lou53053 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a small number. It doesn't mean just two, although it could mean that.
If I say "Buy a few roses," I could mean two or a small number.
2007-02-16 15:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by FCabanski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a couple is two, a few is three or more
2007-02-16 15:06:24 · answer #9 · answered by Barbie T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a couple is two - a few is three or four - several is five to nine
2007-02-16 15:07:09 · answer #10 · answered by All hat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋