For me, if someone asks for “some” of something, I usually give them 4, depending on the thing. “A few” gets them 2 or 3, and a “bunch” is like 5 or 6.
Yes, I do this
No, that’s weird
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Do you also assign numbers to vague amounts such as “some” or “a few”?
Interesting I am more precise with it a couple =2, a few = 3 ahandful 5, a bunch may get you the store bought container full ( ie a full potatoe chip bag. Yeah engineering school paying big dividends
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Yes, to me a couple is 2, a few is 3, and some is 4.
Interesting I am more precise with it a couple =2, a few = 3 ahandful 5, a bunch may get you the store bought container full ( ie a full potatoe chip bag.
Yeah engineering school paying big dividends
That sounds about right for me as well. I think that's a good way of doing it in general.