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wackyteen
05/09/23 2:03:48 AM
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Several dogs just walked past. What is the minimum amount of dogs that would qualify saying it was 'several'?







Several.

Dogs.

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TheGoldenEel
05/09/23 2:04:56 AM
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Three

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wackyteen
05/09/23 2:07:08 AM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Three
2 is a couple
3 is therefore the minimum for a few

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Trumble
05/09/23 2:08:44 AM
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wackyteen posted...
2 is a couple
3 is therefore the minimum for a few
I feel there's some overlap though. "A few" could be 3 to 6; "several" could be 5 to maybe 9?

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ChrisTaka
05/09/23 2:10:30 AM
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wackyteen posted...
2 is a couple
3 is therefore the minimum for a few

This is my logic tbh

a couple = 2
few = more than a couple
several = more than a few

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wackyteen
05/09/23 2:10:52 AM
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Trumble posted...
I feel there's some overlap though. "A few" could be 3 to 6; "several" could be 5 to maybe 9?
There is overlap but saying 3 could be several confuscates 'few'

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pfh1001
05/09/23 3:46:27 AM
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Several is 5+
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FL81
05/11/23 4:56:12 PM
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probably around 4~ish

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Quorthon109
05/11/23 4:57:47 PM
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4 is still a few
5 is where several starts

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pauIie
05/11/23 4:58:46 PM
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Quorthon109 posted...
4 is still a few
5 is where several starts


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NoxObscuras
05/11/23 4:59:52 PM
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I've always thought of it as
Couple = 2
Few = 3-6
Several = 7
A lot = 8+

But apparently that's not the common understanding

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Ricemills
05/11/23 5:02:29 PM
#13:


ChrisTaka posted...
This is my logic tbh

a couple = 2
few = more than a couple
several = more than a few

A few = 2 or more,
Several= 3 or more


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MarcoRubio
05/11/23 5:03:32 PM
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Ricemills posted...
A few = 2 or more,
Several= 3 or more

Well, wrong.

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old_guy
05/11/23 5:03:47 PM
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It depends on what you're quantifying. If you ate 7 jellybeans, it'd sound kind of odd for someone to say you've eaten several jellybeans

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Ricemills
05/11/23 5:05:19 PM
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MarcoRubio posted...
Well, wrong.

No u

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Lairen
05/11/23 5:05:50 PM
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Hey guys! I googled it:

more than two but not many.

Now you can shut the fuck up......


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brestugo
05/11/23 5:23:26 PM
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4

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Irony
05/11/23 5:43:46 PM
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2 = couple
3 - 6 = a few
7 - 11 = several
12+ = dozen


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Paragon21XX
05/11/23 5:47:20 PM
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4 is where I begin describing the group as "several."

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TheLiarParadox
05/11/23 6:08:31 PM
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seven
several

coincidence? I think not.

It's five btw.

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garan
05/11/23 6:09:05 PM
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Quorthon109 posted...
4 is still a few
5 is where several starts


Agreed.
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thronedfire2
05/11/23 6:18:34 PM
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6

4 is still a few
5 is a handful


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A_Good_Boy
05/11/23 6:18:39 PM
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Ricemills posted...
A few = 2 or more
No, a couple is meant for 2

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The-19th-Sparta
05/11/23 6:20:41 PM
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1 - Single
2 - Couple
3 - Few
4 - Several
5 - Handful
6 - A Bunch
7+ - Fuck You

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Glob
05/11/23 6:26:07 PM
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Irony posted...
2 = couple
3 - 6 = a few
7 - 11 = several
12+ = dozen

Unless youre talking about a bakers dozen, a dozen is always 12.
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Ricemills
05/12/23 12:51:53 AM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
No, a couple is meant for 2

You seriously don't understand the difference between "2" and "2 or more"?

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wackyteen
05/12/23 12:54:22 AM
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Ricemills posted...
You seriously don't understand the difference between "2" and "2 or more"?
If there a 2 donuts on the table, you would never say "there's a few donuts left".

You'd always say "there's a couple (of) donuts left"

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JKwaffle
05/12/23 12:54:27 AM
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A couple: 2
A few: 3 - 5
Several: 5 - 9
A lot: 10+

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Glob
05/12/23 12:59:18 AM
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wackyteen posted...
If there a 2 donuts on the table, you would never say "there's a few donuts left".

You'd always say "there's a couple (of) donuts left"

Id probably just eat the donuts to be honest.
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Ricemills
05/12/23 1:42:50 AM
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wackyteen posted...
If there a 2 donuts on the table, you would never say "there's a few donuts left".

You'd always say "there's a couple (of) donuts left"

Omg, you guys really don't understand the concept do you?
Of course that's will be a couple because it already has a definite nunber of to.

But in the theoretical number of 2 or more, like "there might be 2 or more donuts in that box", it's a few.

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