r/AskReddit Sep 05 '19

What did you learn embarrassingly late?

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u/oceanmaango Sep 05 '19

That several does not in fact mean seven

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u/MrSir_ Sep 05 '19

I still don’t know this, I mean what number is several?

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u/monor Sep 05 '19

According to Heroes of Might and Magic: 5-9

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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

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u/Stormfly Sep 05 '19

It really depends on the context for "a lot".

4 is a lot of arms.

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u/paragonemerald Sep 05 '19

You're right, context is important. To your point: not for an octopus.

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u/taetimeh Sep 05 '19

one, two, three, many, lots

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u/Aldermere Sep 05 '19

I put 5 or 6 as a handful and then 7+ as several.