lpbk2713
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:33 PM
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Is "a few" and "a couple" about the same? |
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How many is "several"? How many is "a bunch"? How many is "a lot"?
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tk2kewl
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:33 PM
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1. a few is a bit more than a couple |
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Edited on Thu Jul-14-05 03:35 PM by tk2kewl
several is a couple more than a few
a bunch is a few more than several
a lot is several more than a bunch
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:34 PM
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Edited on Thu Jul-14-05 03:35 PM by Book Lover
Few = 3 Several = 4 or 6-7 Bunch = 5 ("These bunches of five" means your two hands) Lot (or a Score) = 10
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:38 PM
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not 10.
Maybe you mean a gross (12).
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:39 PM
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:40 PM
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Edited on Thu Jul-14-05 03:41 PM by Spider Jerusalem
I knew that. Damned brainfart. I was thinking "great gross" (1728)= "gross" (144), and gross=12, for some reason.
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:42 PM
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8. Yes, I mismeasured a score |
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Thanks. But isn't a gross 144 (12 x 12)?
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:35 PM
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3. A few is at least one more than a couple. |
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Edited on Thu Jul-14-05 03:36 PM by patrice
Several begins at about 5.
A bunch is 10 or more.
A lot depends upon its context.
e.g. 20 is not a lot of grapes, but it is if all of them are in your mouth.
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:37 PM
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at least in my experience
couple = 2 (when used as a noun) few = 3 or 4 several = 4 to 6 bunch = 5 to 25, unless it's a bunch of grapes, then it's, well, a bunch lot = many, not easily countable
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:42 PM
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9. A couple is 2, the rest are subjective, but more than 2. |
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:55 PM
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10. This is how I always considered it: |
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couple = 2 of course
few = 3-5
several = 6-10
a bunch = 11-20
a lot = 21-whatever
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:56 PM
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Although I have heard it used very loosely to mean more. The other terms you mention really don't have a technically precise meaning. As Judge Wapner would say if you used them, "I don't know what you mean."
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Thu Jul-14-05 03:57 PM
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12. couple: 2; few: 3-5; several: 3-6; a bunch: 5-11; a lot: beaucoup nt |
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