I used to believe that 'a couple' meant three of something and 'a few' meant four of something. So, if my Dad asked me to go and get a couple of cups I would come back with three!
A childhood belief about counting
others believed things like this
- that the word "couple" as in "a couple of items" was synonymous with "several", rather than "just two".— Blair A. Petterson
- My little brother once asked my mother when we past a couple of factories.. if the factories made clouds— nicky
- i used to believe that sex meant love and that having sex meant the two people would live happily ever after.— amy
- I used to think the olden days came once every couple of yearsAnon
- I used to think that when a couple got married and went on their honeymoon, they took a vacation to the moon.— Jen
- I used to think Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima were a married couple. — l stu electtirc boogaloo