2006-11-30 05:53:05 · 13 answers · asked by Dana 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
you'll get varying answers because it is relative but it is generally more than two, because that is called a "couple" and less than 12 because that is called a "dozen". There is no true defined name for anything specific between "a couple" and "a dozen" so "a few" can mean any amount between and including 3 and 11. After a dozen, you will use a compound phrase such as "a few dozen" or "a few hundred" or maybe phrases like "quite a few" to indicated more than a dozen.
2006-11-30 06:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-11-30 06:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the context of the amount of items someone is referring to. Say you go to a concert and there are 2000 people there. Someone asks you if anyone was stage diving. You say "a few" and it could mean 8 people out of those 2000. But if there were like 100 people moshing and someone asks you about it, you might say "a bunch" of people were moshing.
It has more to do with the total number that you're referring to rather than a steadfast rule of 3 to 6 things. It's an abstract concept.
2006-11-30 06:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by octolush 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When I say take a few I'm talking about 3 or 4 no more than 4.
2006-11-30 05:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by deedee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a few is 3 or 4, a bunch is 5 or more. That's how I remember it.
2006-11-30 05:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by Cora V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One is one, 2 is a couple, and 3 is a few
2006-11-30 06:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by KTINA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple - 2
A few - 3 but no more than 4
A bunch - 5
Several - 6 or more
2006-11-30 06:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by tiffany6322 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than 2. an exact number, i cannot tell you, because it depends on how many objects there are as a whole. like if you have 100 marbles or 100 BB's , it's gonna look like there are more marbles cause they're bigger. and if u say give me a few BB's, you'll pick up more than two, but not the whole pile.
2006-11-30 06:15:45 · answer #8 · answered by trukin mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than 2 less than 6 i would assume? after 6 it's just a bunch/alot?
2006-11-30 06:00:39 · answer #9 · answered by Nikki Valentine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was always told 5 but who really knows
2006-11-30 05:58:10 · answer #10 · answered by anjolies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋