English language has a 'number of words' that specify or describe approximate quantities. The words self are not numbers, they only describe a figure or a sum.
“We saw a couple of lions on our Safari”.
“She drinks a few cups of coffee each day”.
“He makes about 4 grand a year”.
“Could you get me a dozen of eggs, please”.
“We saw a couple of lions on our Safari”.
“She drinks a few cups of coffee each day”.
“He makes about 4 grand a year”.
“Could you get me a dozen of eggs, please”.
Let's see how many of these words and many others include
A brace – 2
referring to identical objects
A couple – 2
though loosely refers to a few of something
A duo – 2
referring to people, especially in musical performances
A pair – 2
often refers to identical objects
A trio – 3
referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performances
A few – 3
3 of something
A quartet – 4
referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performances
A half a dozen
6 of something
A decade
10 years | occasionally also 10 of something
A dozen
12 of something, often related to food
A baker’s dozen
13 of something
A score
20 of something
A century
a 100 years
A gross
or 12 dozen
A grand
often used when we speak about money
A great gross
or 12 gross
A myriad
originally 10.000, but now loosely referring to a very large quantity
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