On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Alan Lord wrote: > In the UK I've always believed that: > "A couple" ~ 2 > "A few" ~ 3 > "Several" > 3.
When I was translating British English: * Several corresponded to seven plus/minus 2; * Few corresponded to five plus/minus 2; * Couple always meant two. xan jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
