a couple three

[Ya Sam]

Almost forgot V. - 4 times.




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>Here is a bit of statistical info as regards the use of 'couple-three' in 
>Pynchon's fiction.
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>Slow Learner: 2 times
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>Lot 49: 2 times
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>GR: 3 times
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>Vineland: 1 time
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>M&D: none
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>AtD, well, I don't have the electronic text yet, but he does abuse that 
>expression in this novel. I think he uses it in AtD more often than in all 
>of his previous novels taken together.
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>>As for "couple three", this is a locution that Pynchon has always  used in 
>>his novels and his essays.
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