What is your opinion on this disagreement of what constitutes "a few"?
This is essentially the situation - Suzie told Cheryl that she would bring a few of her students to join Cheryl's parade float of 8 adults. Cheryl said that is fine thinking it was 3 or 4 students. The night before, Suzie says it is 12 students. Cheryl told Suzie that was not okay as "a few" is 3 maybe 4. Suzie is furious with Cheryl for "backing out" because she told her students they could go. Is 12 a few?
2006-11-17 12:37:36 · 17 answers · asked by Lily 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Suzie has 15 students and she said in an e-mail "I would love to join you guys this Saturday and would love it if I could bring a few of my students."
I feel badly for the students but this is Suzie's problem to solve --- just wanted some reassurance we were not being harsh...
2006-11-17 12:47:46 · update #1
No, the maximum of a few would be five. Suzie is being very inconsiderate, she should have confirmed the number of sudents she was going to bring before telling them they could go.
2006-11-17 12:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-11-17 13:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by MiMi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 to 3
2006-11-17 12:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I think the exact number of "a few" depends on what's the number of the total. For example, if I'm bringing a "few of my video games" to a friend's house, I may very well bring 10-15 because I have over 50 games. Few would be a small portion of the large group.
If Cheryl teaches high school and has a hundred or more students, then 12 would be a few. But if she has a class size of 25-30 and she's bringing 12, that's not a few, that's 1/3 to 1/2.
2006-11-17 12:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by justdennis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a few is 3-6 several is 7-11 a dozen is 12, a baker's dozen is 13......I am not sure what comes after that but you get the picture
so what you have there is a dozen, 2-4 times what a few is
2006-11-17 12:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by Davy D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 is NOT a few. a few is 3-4
2006-11-17 12:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by military and veteran advocate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a few is 3
2006-11-17 12:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, and by definition, I believe, a "couple" is 2 and a "few" is 3. "Some" is anything more than 4.
2006-11-17 12:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by ....A Tragedy.... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no 12 is wayyyyyyy to many, to me a few is 2! 3 at the very most
2006-11-17 12:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by crazylady1193 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a few is not more than 4
2006-11-17 12:39:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋