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In reply to the discussion: Just curious: How many of some object or persons would you consider a "few dozen"? [View all]

ProfessorGAC

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10. Other - 36 to 60
Reply to ck4829 (Original post)
Tue May 21, 2024, 02:58 PM
May 2024

In my mind, a few is 3 to 5. For me, 6 is entering "several" territory.
So, 3 to 5 dozen.

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Just curious: How many of some object or persons would you consider a "few dozen"? [View all] ck4829 May 2024 OP
About 36-60, I'd say. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #1
A few, to me anyway, is 3 to 5 things. BlueTsunami2018 May 2024 #2
I hate when ppl ask you to give them a couple XanaDUer2 May 2024 #3
At least when I was growing up, the dictionary definition of few was up to 8. 8 x a dozen 96 Ms. Toad May 2024 #4
356. Niagara May 2024 #5
24 - 120. Voltaire2 May 2024 #6
If anyone is curious, the context is a friend's post on Twitter... ck4829 May 2024 #7
That sounds much more like a few hundred. nt crickets May 2024 #9
This ☝️ electric_blue68 Aug 7 #14
Ha, definitely Not! electric_blue68 Aug 7 #13
Like "a few" or other vague numericals, they all mean "I don't know but it's not a lot" as compared to what it could be. Wonder Why May 2024 #8
Other - 36 to 60 ProfessorGAC May 2024 #10
I'd have had a category of 30-40. NT Happy Hoosier May 2024 #11
36 to 96 Kaleva May 2024 #12
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