How many is a few?

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How many is a few?

1
0
No votes
2
1
9%
3
5
45%
4
3
27%
5
1
9%
6
0
No votes
7
0
No votes
other
1
9%
 
Total votes: 11

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Vote with your heart.
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Cakedaddy wrote:Vote with your heart.
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Imo, a few = 3 to 5
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I would have liked one of the poll options to be "a few".
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Post by Paul »

A few would me more than a couple, and less than a half dozen IMO.

I think most people would say "3" or "5" if they were talking about time or quantity of friends over or whatever, so I said 4.
Anything around 4 is a few.
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2 is a couple.
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I can get behind 3 to 5 in general, but it really also depends on what is being measured and the context under which the measurement is occurring. For example, I think "dinner will cost a few bucks" could be as much as $8 to $12 at current dollar values. However "your wife blew a few dudes" should be limited to no more than about five.
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Post by Troy »

2-4

5 seems wrong somehow




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2 is a couple. Although, I'll admit I used to use "couple" to mean 2 or 3.

So... what prompted this, and when do we get to vote on several?
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I can't believe this thread has lasted this long.



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GORDON wrote:I can't believe this thread has lasted this long.
You thought this would only last a few days?
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2 is a couple. 3-4 is a few. 5 is a handful. my god. i need more interesting internet friends.
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