If I say I'm going to spend a few days in the mountains, vs. a couple, which one is longer? Are the terms synonymous? Few vs. couple? Thanks.
2007-03-19 15:42:14 · 14 answers · asked by pinetreeforest123 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
This is easy... a couple is "two" and a few is "3 or more"...
2007-03-19 15:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple means 2 and a few means 3 or 4.
2007-03-19 15:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few means 4 and a couple is 2, so 4 is more.
2007-03-19 15:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by SweetLady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought a couple referred to two and a few was three...several being more than three. I'd definitely choose to spend several days in the mountain!
2007-03-19 15:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Julie C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a couple is more like 2. If you told me that you were going to spend a couple of days in the mountains, I would assume that you'd be spending a weekend there.
a few is greater than 2. If you told me that you were going to be spending a few days in the mountains, I would assume that it was anything from 3 days to a week.
2007-03-19 15:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say that a few would be 3 days or maybe more
and that a couple would be only 2 days
2007-03-19 15:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few.
Couple strictly refers to TWO (couple) a few can refer to more than 2.
2007-03-19 15:45:12 · answer #7 · answered by Legend Killa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple is TWO, a few is more than one, but can be as little as two.
2007-03-19 15:48:17 · answer #8 · answered by kablair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple means 2
A few means more than 2.
2007-03-19 15:44:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
couple is 2 days
a few is 3 days
serveral is 7 days
a fortnight is 2 weeks
2007-03-19 15:49:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋