What numbers fall under the "Several" category?

[Tarik One]

Just had an office discussion and the responses were all pretty much different. Some even maxed out at "12" and "15". :wtf:

For me, it consists of 3,4 and 5. 6 or more is a stretch. Definitely not 2

[~primetime~]

a couple - 2
a "few" - 3
"several" - 4 or 5


that's how I see it

[embersyc]

couple - 2
few - 3
several - more than 3.

[Akrazotile]

Several is more about proportion to me.

If 12 seats were filled in a 1,000 seat auditorium, I wouldnt say "several seats were filled."

If 19 of 30 kids in the class got an A, Id say several students got A's.

[Out_In_Utah]

a couple - 2
a "few" - 3
"several" - 4 or 5


that's how I see it

This. 15-16 is more like "many" to me.

[Out_In_Utah]

Really? I would use the word some to describe that.

Many to me implies closer to 100 at least without context.

I think many is much more subjective and relevant to context. I definitely wouldn't consider over 10 "several" though.

[highwhey]

I think ish is growing up in many ways. Large numbers are being thrown around in this thread and not one mention of a d1ck or tranny.

[robert de niro]

This. 15-16 is more like "many" to me.
would you say 15 people out of a group of 500 are many?

[Knicks101]

4-7

[Out_In_Utah]

would you say 15 people out of a group of 500 are many?

Yeah, I backtracked, I think many is much more open to context.