What does "many" mean to you ?

[Judy from Boise]

when you say "many" in a thread, like many people, many times, many places.......what do you usually mean?

 

[Cantw8]

lots of severals

 

[GoofyDad869]

Sometimes more than 1. Sometimes more than 2. Sometimes even more than that.

Seriously, if I can't pin-point a number but I know that it's more than 3 or 4, that's when I'd use it.

 

[Micca]

Something over 50%. I try to be careful when using that term.

 

[delilah]

More than a few. Not really a percentage. One is self-explanatory as is a couple. A few is three or four. Some is five or six. Many is more than 7, but less than all. So, if I say I've gone to WDW many times, I mean I've been more than 7 times, but, I don't live there.

 

[Lil_Tink]

More than a few. Not really a percentage. One is self-explanatory as is a couple. A few is three or four. Some is five or six. Many is more than 7, but less than all. So, if I say I've gone to WDW many times, I mean I've been more than 7 times, but, I don't live there.

 

[Pugdog007]

It isn't a percentage - many means more than a few.

 

[Sparx]

one-1
couple-2-4
few-4-6
several-7-10
many-10+

 

[Judy from Boise]

out of an infinite number....out of a hundred....or just how many times you have personally experienced it?

 

[Stitchfans]

I guess I would say around 50%

 

[Dan Murphy]

It depends on what is being discussed.

 

[Doctor P]

Many is in no way related to a proportion. Many refers to a number in my view. Many in my mind is more than a couple, more than a few, at least 4. Many is interchangeable with several to me.

 

[mickeyfan2]

More than a few. Not really a percentage. One is self-explanatory as is a couple. A few is three or four. Some is five or six. Many is more than 7, but less than all. So, if I say I've gone to WDW many times, I mean I've been more than 7 times, but, I don't live there.

 

[Stacerita]

More than a few. Not really a percentage. One is self-explanatory as is a couple. A few is three or four. Some is five or six. Many is more than 7, but less than all. So, if I say I've gone to WDW many times, I mean I've been more than 7 times, but, I don't live there.

Yeah, what delilah said.