How much is "several?" I'd say three or four. nt

[raccoon]

[dr.strangelove]

1. I always thought it was four or more, but not what is consider "many"

I thought it had to be more than 2 or 3 to be several.

[KMOD]

2. I always consider three or four to be a few.

6 or 7 is several to me.

5 is a handful.

[trof]

14. Yep. Seven.

That's 'several'.
At least seven.
So I have spoken, so it is written.

[rug]

3. One is one. A couple is two. A few is three. Several is four. Many is five or more.

There is no other answer.

[Scuba]

5. Agreed.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Dang it!

I've expressed myself wrongly a few times. Wait. Maybe several times.


(or more)

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. But...how many is a "bunch" then?

Down here the term is .."a mess" of ...............

[rug]

8. Depends on the banana.

[pinboy3niner]

9. And how many is a Brazilian?

[kentauros]

11. About as much as a bushel.

But just how much fun is a barrel-full?

[trof]

15. When applied to fish, at least 5 is a 'mess'.

You could look it up.

[cyberswede]

12. No, no, no...the group words have to count for a various number...

or there's no point to them (people would just use the number).

One is one
A couple is two
A few is three or four
Several is five, six, or seven
A bunch is eight or nine
Many is 10 or more.



Disclaimer: I have no links to support my opinion; but I'm right.

[billh58]

4. From Yahoo answers:

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061012145213AAWrWNO

* a couple is exactly two
* a few is three, rarely four
* several is at least three but small, not exceeding five

But, there are several different answers when you search...

[panader0]

10. Two is company, three's a crowd.

Four is two companies, five is a company and a crowd, six is two crowds, and so on and so forth.....

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. And One is the loneliest number.............