How long is "A few days" ?

[TOTO]

How long is "a few days" for you ?

My opinion is that "a few days" = 3 days

Got talking with someone that suggested it "a few days" means "less than 5 days".

Not real sure in the end how long it is.

Whats the general opinion on how long "a few days" is ?

[Swoop]

The length of time is entirely related to which side of the toilet door you are located...

[gijoe1313]

Are you trying to date a girly and wondering about the elasticity of the time frame of replying? :devil2:

Or is this something bike related ... :shifty:

[TOTO]

The length of time is entirely related to which side of the toilet door you are located...
i would agree, but this is not toilet related :)


Are you trying to date a girly and wondering about the elasticity of the time frame of replying? :devil2:

Or is this something bike related ... :shifty:

I ride a Honda :whistle:

[Headbanger]

Few days=Less then a week (unless something pops up)

Otherwise ya just say,Bout a week or so.

[slofox]

Less than five days sounds reasonable enough to me...

[TOTO]

Less than five days sounds reasonable enough to me...

so does it mean that "a few days" = "less than 5 days" = 4 days ?

[Laava]

Does it depend on who says it? Car salesman, loan approvals manager etc etc? Working days ar actual days? C'mon Toto, enlighten us!

[Ixion]

But, then you have to consider, what is menat by "day".

F'instance a day on the planet Pluto (is so to a planet - bite me), is MUCH longer than a day on Mars.

I think a day on Mercury is one year long.

[ManDownUnder]

It doesn't mean anything specific - that's the guts of it.

I'd personally take it to be 3 to 5. 2 = a couple of days, 1 = "a day"... moer then that but not too many :)

[slofox]

so does it mean that "a few days" = "less than 5 days" = 4 days ?

2 or 3 or 4...

[slofox]

But, then you have to consider, what is menat by "day".

F'instance a day on the planet Pluto (is so to a planet - bite me), is MUCH longer than a day on Mars.

I think a day on Mercury is one year long.

This is deliberate obfuscation Ixion...bad boy. Go sit in the corner!

[TOTO]

lets focus on earh days for now :)

[rickstv]

So, Is a few days more or less than "several" days.:2thumbsup

Rick.

[Flatcap]

A few days is twice as long as from half way to the start.

[TOTO]

So, Is a few days more or less than "several" days.:2thumbsup

Rick.

Doesnt "several days" mean more than "a few days" but "less than a week" ? But if " a few days" is up to 5 days and a week is a solid 7 days, dioes that mean that "several days" is actually a definitive 6 days ?

[TOTO]

A few days is twice as long as from half way to the start.

I dont get it :wacko:

[avgas]

Depends on who says it.
My dad has just popped out for a few days to take a walk.....he does these walks regularly so I'm not concerned.
Did I mention he went to Nepal ;)

[Ixion]

Well, technically, 'few' is the reverse of 'many' and the counterpart of 'several'

So 'a few days ' means 'not many days, but too many to be specific'

Go on , go on, ask it, you're dying to 'So how many days is many days '

[TOTO]

Well, technically, 'few' is the reverse of 'many' and the counterpart of 'several'

So 'a few days ' means 'not many days, but too many to be specific'

Go on , go on, ask it, you're dying to 'So how many days is many days '

Ok I'll bite...:D

How many is "many days" then ?

[Ixion]

More than a few.

[TOTO]

More than a few.

Strange, I would have taught it was more than "several days" :scratch:

[Ixion]

It may be also. 'several' means an enumeratable number . cf the old usage "three several days".

We may say "there are a few flies in this room" ; or "there are several flies in this room".

The first implies that there are a (smallish) number of flies, but they can't be separately identified (cos they flying around?). The second that there are a smallish number, and each can be identified separately . Several is related to sever and separate.

I love these arguments.

[TOTO]

Does "a few" get larger or smaller in size depending on the change of the size of measured units?

For example "a few minutes" - we know that it is definately more than "a couple of munutes" (2 minutes), but it must be less than 5 munutes because the we would say 5 minutes (as minutes usually get called on fives), so does it then mean that "a few minutes" would mean from 3-4 munutes as oposed to "a few days" that we "agree" means 3-5 days ?

[martybabe]

Well, technically, 'few' is the reverse of 'many' '

Surely 'Few' is the reverse of 'Wef' :scratch: ;)

I entirely agree with (it depends who says it).

My daughter says I'll tidy my room in the next few days, apparently, in this case, a few days means never ever ever.

[Laava]

My Dad explained it to me when I was little that it was 3 or more but not too many etc etc. Funny, I seemed to understand so much better back then!

[martybabe]

Your not the first to ask apparently Toto.

Here is a linky to some answers :wacko:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060713133814AASANrY

[kwaka_crasher]

i would agree, but this is not toilet related :)

I ride a Honda :whistle:

So it is (public) toilet related...

[Ronin]

I have an ex who swore that several was Seven and nothing else........

[Swoop]

F'instance a day on the planet Pluto (is so to a planet - bite me), is MUCH longer than a day on Mars.

I think a day on Mercury is one year long.
You wouldn't want to sit in a pub, on Mercury. The atmosphere is terrible.

[ynot slow]

Depends if it is a TRADESMAN saying "I'll quote you in a few days" which is maybe 2 days for quote.Then to after accepting "I'll be there to start in a few days" is maybe 3 days till a time he goes off.Then after a "few" calls "I'll be able to finish within a few days" which is be there in 6 days and take me 10 days to finish.Followed by the invoice arriving next day with payment wanted in FEW DAYS.

Seriously to me would mean 2-3 days,any more you say 4-5 days or a week.

[The Pastor]

but, then you have to consider, what is menat by "day".

F'instance a day on the planet pluto (is so to a planet - bite me), is much longer than a day on mars.

I think a day on mercury is one year long.
well that depends on what plannet the year is taken from.

[The Pastor]

I would wait 2 days then start ringing every day at lunch time after that.

[ready4whatever]

three .

[mossy1200]

A few days is a fob for I dont know maybe three or even a week or something just dont hassle me right now OK.

Thats the electricians version anyway.