How much are several and a few?

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How much are several and a few?; Or any words like that.
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Martho	Aug 28 2010, 08:25 PM Post #1
Posts: 1,404 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: Apr 3, 2010 Activity Level Active	How much are several and a few really? We all know that a couple is always 2 but what about a few a several? I personally think that a few is at the lowest 3 and at the highest 5 and then several is 6-8. It really bugs me when people think that several is 3



DT-170x	Aug 28 2010, 09:55 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,766 Group: Members Member #7 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	Martho Aug 28 2010, 08:25 PM How much are several and a few really? We all know that a couple is always 2 but what about a few a several? I personally think that a few is at the lowest 3 and at the highest 5 and then several is 6-8. It really bugs me when people think that several is 3 My Take couple = 2 few = 3 to 5 (depending on what item) several = 6 to 10 a lot = + 10 Actual values may varies from person to person Edited by DT-170x, Aug 28 2010, 09:56 PM.



Robert	Aug 28 2010, 10:56 PM Post #3
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TMoT	Aug 28 2010, 11:48 PM Post #4
Your Bestest Nightmare Posts: 5,021 Group: Members Member #8 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	I've always though this (lol) couple: 2 few: 3 several: 4 a lot: 5+
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Martho	Aug 29 2010, 01:47 AM Post #5
Posts: 1,404 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: Apr 3, 2010 Activity Level Active	What about "a whole bunch"



carterv	Aug 29 2010, 03:11 AM Post #6
Carter V. Posts: 3,500 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: Apr 3, 2010 What version of GM do you use? 7 Pro	Agreed with DT. And a whole bunch would be six or so, because that's how many bananas are in the bunch of bananas on my counter.



Nijg	Aug 29 2010, 03:20 PM Post #7
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