A "couple" means exactly two. Knowing that a coupling is exactly two will spare you from a great deal of embarrassment both with your engineering and with your social life. 🌠

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A "couple" means exactly two. Knowing that a coupling is exactly two will spare you from a great deal of embarrassment both with your engineering and with your social life. 🌠
I have indeed noticed that 'a couple' has recently mutated to mean any small number. I have adapted.
I would believe that you would be someone who had successfully argued that the "couples discount" should apply to a party of three. 🥂
We're having a couples' night! Bring your polycule, your gamer group and that guy who lives in the shed!