Jim Allan wrote:
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Well, I would say that $449.95 would would be a “few” hundred dollars,
not “several” hundred dollars.
I could be wrong. Some dictionaries say that “several” means more than
“two” or “three”. But they also say it means more than “few”, which some
dictionaries say means “more than two”.
Interesting discussion and slightly OT but here we go.
In the UK I've always believed that:
"A couple" ~ 2
"A few" ~ 3
"Several" > 3.
So yes, if in your idiolect “several” means about 5, then I freely admit
the statement was correct.
What on earth is idiolect? Hang on let's see what Wikipedia says...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiolect. Oh I see.
I think that my belief system is pretty standard over here (old blighty)
although I must admit to not knowing if there is an ISO definition for
few and several ;-)
Anyway - M$O is *infinitely* more expensive than OOo so I know which I'd
choose...
Al
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