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19 questions linked to/from What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you?
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few followed by fewer issue?
"In X, few had been to town Y. Even fewer aspired to go to town Z."
Are these two sentences together correct?
Few technically means a small number that could be as low as zero. Based on that, does "...
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A word between "several" and "many"
One
Couple
Few
Some
Several
(Any word that fits in here?)
Many
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A cycle time of ___ seconds is achievable.
(___ here means a quantity around, say, 10 to 30.)
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What is the exact meaning of 'give me a pair of'? [closed]
Does a pair always means '2 of something' or can it be used more generically to indicate 'a few of something'? What is the exact amount indicated by 'a pair'?
Is there a different meaning whether a ...
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Restrictions on ranges indicated by quantifiers in count usages
I've a query regarding common quantifiers used with count usages. I've searched in various resources such as online dictionaries, but I couldn't find out the fruitful solution.
Here is the problem:
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