'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive Guide

Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by stodor89 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:32AM (#37723313)

I remember from playing Heroes of Might and Magic that "few" is 1-4 and "several" is 5-9.

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by PetitPrince on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:07AM (#37723816)

That's also how I learnt grouping as a kid !

Context: in HoMM, a turn-based strategy game, you can see wandering "armies" in the world map, but cannot see the exact number of units in these armies unless you spent some points in scouting. What you do have is a verbal description of the army ("several trolls", "lots of faeries", etc.).

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by kzrdude on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:01AM (#37724101)

And especially, you meet a <throng, swarm, zounds> of <gnolls, dragon flies, red dragons> and so on.

Those words always seemed the most fantastical to me

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by xen0 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @06:04AM (#37724425)

9 seems to high for 'several'...

Maybe 'quite a few'?

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by pixl97 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @09:50AM (#37725937)

9 could be several chickens, but quite a few cows.

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by stodor89 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @09:53AM (#37725970)

Heroes 3 is the law, and it says 9 is several.

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Re:'Couple,' 'Few,' and 'Several': The (Mostly) Definitive G... by wizofaus on Sunday October 01, 2023 @11:28AM (#37726817)

There are several countries with populations over 100 million. 15 in fact.

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