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Most of us have used the phrase 'quite a few'. If you ponder it, what does it really mean? Is it an oxymoron?

Reference, my wife.

Posted - July 12, 2022
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  • 53528

     

      No, it’s not. Maybe you should stop listening to your wife. 

     


    ~

      July 12, 2022 7:35 AM MDT
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  • 44655
    I already don't.
      July 12, 2022 7:56 AM MDT
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  • 10664
    I will admit that I've used that phrase "quite a few" more than a few times. 
    The way I see it, "quite a few" is less than "more than a few", but more than "hardly any".
      July 12, 2022 12:34 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I don't think it is. 
      July 12, 2022 7:07 PM MDT
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  • 3846
    Not an oxymoron.  Shuhak said it best.
      July 13, 2022 8:46 AM MDT
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