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Waitress: Welcome to the Grammateria. My name
is Wanda, and I'll be your waitress.

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What can I get for such a lovely couple?

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Diner 1: Oh, we aren't together.

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Waitress: Well, you might not be a romantic
couple like those two lovebirds over there,

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but you are a couple of friends.

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Diner 1: We're actually just coworkers.

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Waitress: Just order already.

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Diner 1: I'll take a Coke and a hamburger.

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Waitress: OK, you get a couple of sides
with the burger.

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Diner 1: I'll have the mac 'n cheese, some
chips, uh, pasta salad, and ...

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Waitress: Hold your horses. I said a couple of sides. Couple means two.

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Diner 1: Oh. Well, I'll just have chips
and, uh, pasta salad then.

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Waitress: And for you?

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Diner 2: Just a slice of pie and a coffee
for me, thanks.

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Waitress: Cream? Sugar?

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Diner 2: Two of each, please.

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Waitress: That's one coffee, a couple of creams, a few packets of sugar ...

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Diner 2: Uh, I really don't need more than two packets of sugar.

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Waitress: Well, it's a good thing you didn't ask for that.
A few just means a small amount. I guess that

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could include two, huh?

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Diner 1: While you're still here, can we
get a couple of cookies?

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Waitress: OK, two cookies.

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Diner 1: Oh, wait, that's really not going
to be enough. I wanted ...

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Waitress: You wanted ... more than two? I can't believe
I'm spending so much time explaining this

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to a couple of squares. OK, let's get this
straight. When someone says a couple, it means two.

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A few is just a small number; it could
mean two, but it doesn't have to be that small.

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Diner 1: So ...

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Waitress: So if you order a couple of things, don't expect to get more than two.

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Diner 1: I think I get it, but suddenly I'm
not hungry anymore.

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Waitress: That happens a lot around here.