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I remember from playing Heroes of Might and Magic that "few" is 1-4 and "several" is 5-9.

• PetitPrince 3y ago
  That's also how I learnt grouping as a kid ! Context: in HoMM, a turn-based strategy game, you can see wandering "armies" in the world map, but cannot see the exact number of units in these armies unless you spent some points in scouting. What you do have is a verbal description of the army ("several trolls", "lots of faeries", etc.).
  • kzrdude 3y ago
    And especially, you meet a <throng, swarm, zounds> of <gnolls, dragon flies, red dragons> and so on. Those words always seemed the most fantastical to me
• xen0 3y ago
  9 seems to high for 'several'... Maybe 'quite a few'?
  • pixl97 3y ago
    9 could be several chickens, but quite a few cows.
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  • wizofaus 3y ago
    There are several countries with populations over 100 million. 15 in fact.