Definition vs. Devinition
COUPLE
Today's definition is for couple as in "I'll have a couple of cookies to tide me over before dinner" which translates to "give me two chocolate chip cookies so I don't starve!"
Dictionarydefinition -
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
Informal. A few; several: a couple of days.
Devinition definition -
Couple actually means five very specfic pieces, as in "I'll have a couple more pieces of sushi" [pause for waitress to arrive] "Yeah, I'll have a couple of pieces of sushi: two pieces of salmon, two pieces of tuna, and one piece of eel." To emphasize using the devinition of the word couple, it's suggested that the speaker then hold up five fingers and wiggle them in the air to emphasize point.
Today's definition is for couple as in "I'll have a couple of cookies to tide me over before dinner" which translates to "give me two chocolate chip cookies so I don't starve!"
Dictionarydefinition -
Two items of the same kind; a pair.
Informal. A few; several: a couple of days.
Devinition definition -
Couple actually means five very specfic pieces, as in "I'll have a couple more pieces of sushi" [pause for waitress to arrive] "Yeah, I'll have a couple of pieces of sushi: two pieces of salmon, two pieces of tuna, and one piece of eel." To emphasize using the devinition of the word couple, it's suggested that the speaker then hold up five fingers and wiggle them in the air to emphasize point.
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