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apprentice
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:46 pm
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Is several 2-5 or 12-15? What is the range of this word?
Or does it work in a completely different way?
Paweł
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:39 pm
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"apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Is several 2-5 or 12-15? What is the range of this word?
Or does it work in a completely different way?
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3-4 but others will differ. |
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:44 pm
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apprentice wrote:
| Quote: | Is several 2-5 or 12-15? What is the range of this word?
Or does it work in a completely different way?
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It means 'an indefinite number greater than a few but less than many'.
So your several might be someone else's many and a third person's few.
Paul Burke
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John Briggs
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:09 am
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Paul Burke wrote:
| Quote: | apprentice wrote:
Is several 2-5 or 12-15? What is the range of this word?
Or does it work in a completely different way?
It means 'an indefinite number greater than a few but less than many'.
So your several might be someone else's many and a third person's few.
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A few would be more than a couple, so let's assume 3-5. That would make
several less than a dozen: so say 6-11.
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