My wife insisted I post this: How many of something do you define as a “few”? Example: I’m going to get a “few” Fig Newtons. I usually grab 3-5. I almost always take an odd number, but my wife insists it should be an even number.
Ah, metric vs imperial vs real life measurements. “Few” is usefully subjective. If we’re talking bar rounds, Girl Scout cookies or past sexual escapades, “few” equals 2 to 5, depending on the adjudicating panel.
“Few” in terms of work perks, benefits, etc. translates to 0 to .5.
See also: titch, smidgen, pinch, dash, etc.
Bottom line: “few” is as many as you wanna make it.
And with no less authority than St. Peter himself.
This is from memory but it’s something like: “When once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, wherein few, that is eight, were saved by water.” The reference is 1 Peter 3:20, I think. Somewhere near there anyway.
Q.E.D.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.