Timeline for "Two couple ducks" vs. "Two pairs of ducks"?
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| Mar 3, 2016 at 21:05 | comment | added | Virtuous Legend | Beautiful and invested answer. Thank you. I meant exactly to the first picture. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 21:05 | vote | accept | Virtuous Legend | ||
| Mar 3, 2016 at 18:47 | comment | added | cccg03 | Great answer with great examples. I would also add that "a couple of (things)" is equally acceptable as just "a couple (things)." | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 18:23 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | As a footnote, sometimes "a couple" can refer to "a small number, but not necessarily exactly two," as in, "Someone left a couple nails on the workbench." See couple at OneLook. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 18:16 | history | answered | J.R.♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
