A"couple or a "pair" ?

[aarrggh]

   What is the difference between "a couple" and "a pair" - if there is one ? .
My idea has always been that they are the same . . However, if i say , "I`ll see you in a couple of minutes" , do I REALLY mean two ? .
  I CERTAINLY don`t mean it if i say "gimme a couple of seconds" . And I`ve never said "a pair of seconds" or "a pair of minutes" .
   I`d probably say , "I saw a couple dancing" . If I said , "I saw a pair dancing", I`d probably be asked, "A pair of what" ? Or be told , "Pears can`t dance" .
  So is there a difference ? Or are they the same ?

   And what is the difference between "some" and "a few" ? If I ask for a "few" apples , would I get "some" ? If I asked for "some" soup  , I certainly would not get "a few" . .

  These are  just a couple of things i`m wondering about as the "New Year" approaches ........

                             

[The Noggin]

I bet you've had a couple of these: 

[Slynito]

Have you been listening to old George Carlin on YouTube? You are good.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I would say that "a couple" could be two things similar but not exactly alike:  "There were a couple of cars seen leaving the lot after the theft."  "We ate only a couple of snacks."

I would say that "a pair" would be two things completely identical or nearly so:  "A pair of dice." "A pair of shoes."

[buddha]

This is one of the reasons that Sly Bald Guys is and are so cool. We deal on a daily basis with a variety of very deep, sometimes philosophical, topics that keep us centered and stimulate our brains.
Happy New Year.

[Arnie]

You say tomato, I say tomahto...

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Well, every place else "pair" implies more than one object, right?  In New Orleans the beads--plastic necklaces--tossed by the riders of the floats to the crowds are referred to, each string, as  "a pair of beads."   Maybe it's just hoping for more from the riders. 

[xnewyawka]

They're hoping for a "pair", saint, but it's not the beads, lol.  

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Show a pair to get a pair!  Economics of Mardi Gras!

[xnewyawka]

Sounds like a "fair trade"