I love language (Off-Topic)

by Earendil, Monday, May 11, 2015, 21:53 (3280 days ago) @ naturl selexion

If that were the case then we would only need to say "one" or "several" and that would cover all possibilities. Hmm, I have 'several' girlfriends has a nice ring to it...

It has always made sense to me that 2 is "couple", 3 to 5 is a few and 5 to 9 is several.

If I tell you I need "a couple quarters" do you think I mean exactly 50 cents?
Do you think that "It happened several days ago" is a substitute for "it happened week before last" ?

I do love language :)

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      - Several =\= 2 or more? - iconicbanana, 2015-05-11, 21:27
        
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        And it is general - Earendil, 2015-05-11, 21:43
        
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        I love language - Earendil, 2015-05-11, 21:53
        
        I love language - naturl selexion, 2015-05-11, 22:14
        
        Another reason I like it - Earendil, 2015-05-11, 22:32
        
        All my life, I thought "a couple" == "a few" - ZackDark, 2015-05-11, 23:23
        
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        Negotiated meanings - naturl selexion, 2015-05-12, 02:35
        
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