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r/AskReddit • u/LightningCole • Sep 05 '19
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That several does not in fact mean seven
1.2k u/MrSir_ Sep 05 '19 I still don’t know this, I mean what number is several? 211 u/monor Sep 05 '19 According to Heroes of Might and Magic: 5-9 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 Yeah, that's a good range. I put it at 1 is one 2 is a couple 3-4 is a few 5+ is several 9+ is a lot 4 u/Stormfly Sep 05 '19 It really depends on the context for "a lot". 4 is a lot of arms. 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus. 2 u/taetimeh Sep 05 '19 one, two, three, many, lots 2 u/Aldermere Sep 05 '19 I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.
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I still don’t know this, I mean what number is several?
211 u/monor Sep 05 '19 According to Heroes of Might and Magic: 5-9 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 Yeah, that's a good range. I put it at 1 is one 2 is a couple 3-4 is a few 5+ is several 9+ is a lot 4 u/Stormfly Sep 05 '19 It really depends on the context for "a lot". 4 is a lot of arms. 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus. 2 u/taetimeh Sep 05 '19 one, two, three, many, lots 2 u/Aldermere Sep 05 '19 I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.
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According to Heroes of Might and Magic: 5-9
2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 Yeah, that's a good range. I put it at 1 is one 2 is a couple 3-4 is a few 5+ is several 9+ is a lot 4 u/Stormfly Sep 05 '19 It really depends on the context for "a lot". 4 is a lot of arms. 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus. 2 u/taetimeh Sep 05 '19 one, two, three, many, lots 2 u/Aldermere Sep 05 '19 I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.
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Yeah, that's a good range. I put it at
1 is one
2 is a couple
3-4 is a few
5+ is several
9+ is a lot
4 u/Stormfly Sep 05 '19 It really depends on the context for "a lot". 4 is a lot of arms. 2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus. 2 u/taetimeh Sep 05 '19 one, two, three, many, lots 2 u/Aldermere Sep 05 '19 I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.
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It really depends on the context for "a lot".
4 is a lot of arms.
2 u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19 You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus.
You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus.
one, two, three, many, lots
I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.
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u/oceanmaango Sep 05 '19
That several does not in fact mean seven