When referring to quantities of things, how many is "a couple"? Where did you learn English?
Exactly 2; USA
A small number, not necessarily 2; USA
Exactly 2; UK
A small number, not necessarily 2; UK
Exactly 2; other English-speaking country
A small number, not necessarily 2; other English-speaking country
Exactly 2; non-English speaking country
A small number, not necessarily 2; non-English speaking country
"A couple" means something else to me
This is asking only about "a couple" as a general numerical measure, not as a relationship unit since that's a somewhat different meaning. For example, if someone said "I ate a couple crackers," would you take that to mean they had exactly two crackers?
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