We walked a couple of streets???

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We walked a couple of streets???

We walked a couple of streets???

Hey dear collegues ! i need your help ..i came across with this sentence(at the top) in a book..it makes me no sense:( what does it mean?..thanks in advance!

XXX

15 Feb 2011

lamyaa

"a couple of" like "a few"or a little more than two , it means we walked down "a few" streets.

15 Feb 2011

ldthemagicman

Dear Nuritan,

"We walked a couple of streets".

"A couple of" is "two". For example, "A couple of apples" = "2 apples".

In my opinion, this sentence is the same as:

"We walked the length of a couple of streets". (two streets)

"For exercise, we walked up and down two streets".

"We walked a short distance".

However, in informal use, "a couple of" means "An Indefinite Small Number", (Oxford Dictionary of English).

Therefore, as my third sentence shows, please note that, "a couple of" sometimes means "a few", "not very many", as:

"He �ll probably be in bed sick, a couple of days". ("He �ll possibly be in bed sick 1 day, or 2 days, or maybe 3 days, but for only a few days".)

I hope that I have helped.

Les

15 Feb 2011

hımm ok i see..that �s we walked down two streets..i havent known that "couple" can be used in that way..thank you very much for your replies ..hugs from Turkey!

16 Feb 2011